A copy editor is clearly of benefit to anyone submitting a PhD thesis. I beleive that it is indeed ethical to use such a facility. A copy editor I believe, will only correct structure and grammatical errors. I have read this in the book " How to get a PhD" which slags off people who dont know about this resource. Besides, nooone can ever find out that u used a copy editor anyways, hence from either viewpoint the argument of ethics is rather weak and irrelevant anyway.
Of course everyone should get their thesis proof-read (certainly by supervisors and also by other people less involved in your work, they are more likely to spot any confusing statements). However, there is a massive difference between getting someone to spot your typos and bad grammar and paying someone to write your thesis.
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