In 2000, Scottish surgeon Robert Smith was charged with an unusual form of medical misconduct: amputating the healthy limbs of two men. The patients had long desired to be rid of their offending limb, and either attempted to damage it, or threatened to do so until they were successful if they could not get a surgical amputation. After protracted deliberation, the tribunal ruled that Smith was forbidden to amputate any more healthy limbs...
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