This kinda bothers me.
I’m glad these people WHO CHOSE to alter their appearance get a “do over” courtesy of this Catholic charity (and the donation of the services of the doctors)...BUT...there is a small segment of society that also needs the help these types of lasers can bring.
A lot of people have facial/neck port wine stains that are lessened and many times permanently removed by the same types of pulse lasers. Insurance doesn’t cover these very expensive treatments, and those with the birthmarks have had no “choice” in their appearance.
I would hope some concessions would made to help as many as possible, not just the tatt crowd.
I know someone who had that done. They botched it, and the scarring was really bad--far worse imho than the port wine stain, which I really didn't notice after I had known her a while. She regretted getting the procedure.
I figure God made us the way He wanted us, so why tinker with that?.
Besides, as tattoos go, I never saw anything I wanted to wear that long.
If it is on the wall, and your tastes change, you can take it down and put something else up.
I have known guys who were in Special Forces who got a tat in case they met a sudden and destructive demise, just to help with identifying the remains, but I figure that is different.