I agree. But I think that's a different kind of argument, which shouldn't be involved in the question of whether the women should receive NHS treatment. If the companies involved knowingly used sub-standard implants, or were negligent in any way, then a) the women should be able to take out a class action suit against them, and b) (more relevantly for your point)I'd like to see the NHS, or the Government on the NHS's behalf, fine them heavily, with the money raised going back to the NHS. If, on the other hand, the companies did everything they reasonably could to perform the procedures safely, then I'm not so certain. It would be like making ski reorts pay for the treatments for their customers' broken legs, etc. I think there's more of a case for making tobacco companies pay for lung cancer treatment, given that their product is known to be harmful intrinsically, rather than per accidens.
I entirely agree with you about making money from, and encouraging, women's dissatisfaction with their bodies. But that's a far larger subject, which goes way beyond the cosmetic surgery industry.
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Date: 2012-01-08 01:21 pm (UTC)I entirely agree with you about making money from, and encouraging, women's dissatisfaction with their bodies. But that's a far larger subject, which goes way beyond the cosmetic surgery industry.