Dr Loriga interviewed by Masaryk University on Body Integrity Dysphoria and bodily autonomy

Dr Leandro Loriga was interviewed by Masaryk University, Faculty of Medicine, in a feature examining Body Integrity Dysphoria (BID) and the ethical dilemmas surrounding bodily autonomy, identity, and medical decision-making.

In the interview, Dr Loriga discusses BID as a condition marked by profound estrangement from one’s own body, the lack of recognised therapeutic pathways, and the ethical tension between beneficence, non-maleficence, and patient autonomy. Drawing on his research in medical anthropology and bioethics, he situates BID within broader debates on disability, consent, and the limits of contemporary medical frameworks.