I generally agree with this take. But it's not easy to draw that line.
There are obvious cases and many non-obvious ones.
To make an exaggerated point: Medical research is not too far off from throwing things at the wall and seeing what sticks. A lot of working therapies and drugs aren't as well understood as one would hope.
Also it's incredibly complicated. I'm thinking of preventative measures, psychosomatic symptoms, rare conditions, varying sensitivity, long term risks and so on.
There's just no easy answer to any of those things.
In a perfect world, you'd have the social control by families and communities combined with the expertise of health care professionals that determine where the line is on a case by case basis.
There are obvious cases and many non-obvious ones.
To make an exaggerated point: Medical research is not too far off from throwing things at the wall and seeing what sticks. A lot of working therapies and drugs aren't as well understood as one would hope.
Also it's incredibly complicated. I'm thinking of preventative measures, psychosomatic symptoms, rare conditions, varying sensitivity, long term risks and so on.
There's just no easy answer to any of those things.
In a perfect world, you'd have the social control by families and communities combined with the expertise of health care professionals that determine where the line is on a case by case basis.