Wow. Earlier this month, New York Times Magazine published a column in which someone asked if it was OK to dump a person because of their medical condition.
The writer who responded essentially said that it was, actually writing, “You don’t owe it to anyone to accept that burden.” This columnist’s entry is infested with “ethical” faults, starting with being a blanket response to cover dating anyone with a chronic illness (“when a potential partner is already seriously ill”).
Chronic mental health and physical conditions, including Crohn’s and other autoimmune diseases, vary greatly and are more prevalent than people realize.
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