title: Is it ever acceptable to amputate a healthy limb?
abstract: Some people develop an overwhelming desire to have a healthy limb removed. Using a case study of a man who did have a leg amputated, this article explores the ethical and moral issues such a request raises, putting the arguments for and against.
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bedford
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D057215:Body Dysmorphic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006113:United Kingdom