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    It is not the case that If 'normal function' lacks objective grounding, then 'no diagnosable risk of deterioration' cannot reliably demarcate medical from non-medical interventions.

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    • 1.Objective grounding isn't required for reliable demarcation; intersubjective consensus among medical professionals provides practical, functional boundaries.
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    • 2.Risk of deterioration can work independently: symptoms causing suffering or dysfunction demarcate medicine whether or not 'normal' has metaphysical grounding.
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    • 3.The claim conflates metaphysical objectivity with epistemic reliability; we can reliably distinguish medical from non-medical without objective foundations.
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    • 1.Medical/non-medical distinction requires stable criteria; if 'normal function' varies by culture, era, and individual preference, no objective baseline exists.
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    • 2.Risk of deterioration alone cannot distinguish cosmetic surgery from disease treatment without first defining what counts as 'normal' functioning.
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    • 3.Without objective grounding, 'normal function' becomes whatever society currently values, making the medical boundary arbitrary and manipulable.
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