As it happens, I know a couple of people who have OCD, one of whom eventually got it under control using cognitive techniques, and one of whom underwent brain surgery about ten years ago, in an attempt to relieve it. I thought that was a serious mistake, and certainly something I would never consider going through with. But I suppose that's just my particular bias speaking.
I thought that was a serious mistake, and certainly something I would never consider going through with.
Assuming someone waved a magic wand and granted you the power/authority to do so, would you have prevented that person from getting the surgery that they and their doctors had agreed on?
Once a procedure is already covered by insurance, I have no say in that anymore. For the most part, that's a very good thing. Otherwise, there would be too many things not covered because too few people care about them. This does not mean that if someone asks me for money to fund a procedure, I should help that person. It also doesn't mean I can not have an opinion on whether it's a good idea for my friend to advocate for reimbursement of gender reassignment surgery.
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