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The Ethics of Limb Amputation and Locus of Disease

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The ethics of medically-authorized limb amputation in individuals with Body integrity identity disorder (BIID) remains extremely controversial. One factor to consider is the putative locus of a disease process, and whether the proposed treatment--in this case, limb amputation—reasonably addresses the issue of what organ is mediating the patient’s complaint.

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  1. Department Bioethics and Humanities, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA

    Ronald Pies

  2. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02111, USA

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Pies, R. The Ethics of Limb Amputation and Locus of Disease. Neuroethics 2, 179–180 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12152-009-9044-x

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