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Old 06-14-2008, 01:45 PM   #34 (permalink)
Terrell
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Originally Posted by Willravel
In a universal system, one's BMI isn't "personal". At the very least it's public decency, but in reality it's an economic drain.
Any mandatory measurment of my physical body is by definition personal, because it requires me to allow another person to touch my body without my consent. If someone touched my body against my will without said government mandate it would be called simple battery at the very least and would be a crime against my person. Probably a misdemeanor, depending on the jurisdiction, but a crime nonetheless. Tell me again how is it not personal simply because the government decides to violate my person against my wishes?

My weight has nothing whatsoever to do with public decency.

On disease, one can only be deemed a risk for disease based on being overweight, unless a person has actually been diagnosed with said disease, and had said disease tied specifically to their obesity (easier said than done, since there are often multiple factors involved).

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Originally Posted by Willravel
For the sake of the thread, I think we should avoid discussion about universal healthcare in general and keep this on Japan's legislation.
I didn't bring universal healthcare into the discussion, I merely pointed out my mixed feelings on the issue, particualrily how it could be used as an excuse to expand already excessive governmental authority.
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