Collignon wrote, 'because of the demand for organs, countries with less stringent regulations may become havens for the performance of less regulated, and therefore more dangerous, xenotransplantation procedures' (Collignon 1998, 519).
There are many more dangerous medical procedures that men undergo, and no one is "protecting" them with laws that replace their judgment.
Fine-needle aspiration cytology and imaging studies (e.g., chest radiograph, ultrasound, and computed tomography [CT]) are used to diagnose BHT in a minimally invasive manner but may result in inadequate biopsy specimens or inconclusive radiologic findings, requiring more invasive and potentially dangerous procedures [ 9- 11].
But where a woman was requesting to have a c-section with no medical reason he said the PCT "shouldn't be supporting that" because the procedure was more dangerous than natural childbirth.
When North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust made the announcement last month, its medical director Dr David Geddes, said where a woman was requesting to have a C-section with no medical reason, the PCT "shouldn't be supporting that" because the procedure was more dangerous than natural childbirth.
It would isolate desperate young women from the trusted adults in their lives and increase the chance they will resort to unsafe alternatives for termination of their pregnancies or delay the procedure, making it more dangerous.
"In fact, given the stage of the pregnancy, it's even more dangerous for the girl to undergo a procedure [to abort] without a well-considered medical, obstetrical evaluation".
Public Health Ministry officials told the Guardian at the time that there was "no reason to interrupt the pregnancy", and argued that it would be "even more dangerous for the girl to undergo a procedure".
This was much more dangerous to handle, but by then safe handling procedures had been developed.
As bacteria develop resistance to treatment, experts warn of a "post-antibiotic age" where basic healthcare becomes far more dangerous due to the risk of infection during simple procedures.
