Your Body, Your Health Care
Language: English
Published by Cato Institute April 2025, 2025
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- Your Body, Your Health Care
- Author
- Jeffrey A Singer MD
- Publisher
- Cato Institute April 2025
- Publication year
- 2025
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- Used
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- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1964524458
- ISBN 13
- 9781964524450
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As government regulations continue to encroach upon personal health care choices, patients find themselves at the mercy of policymakers dictating their treatment options, from which health professionals they can consult to what substances they can ingest. In this timely work, Dr. Singer, a seasoned surgeon and policy expert, delves into the philosophical underpinnings of a health care system that respects individual sovereignty and moral agency.
“In the following pages, I want to inform you about how lawmakers and policymakers at all levels of government have failed to heed the pronouncement that ‘every human being of adult years and sound mind has a right to determine what shall be done with his own body,’” Dr. Singer emphasizes. “I hope to expose the harmful unintended consequences of this paternalism. Finally, I want to point out roads leading to a future where the government respects the autonomy and rights of all adults.”
Your Body, Your Health Care not only validates the grievances of patients but also presents a philosophical framework for the relationship between individuals, the health care system, and the state. Through thoughtful analysis of issues such as prescription requirements, the right to self-medicate, access to harm-reduction techniques, and licensing laws, Dr. Singer proposes a road map for reforming health care policy that prioritizes individual rights and provides essential reading for anyone concerned about the future of health care in America. It serves as a clarion call for change, urging readers to recognize their rights and the preservation of personal sovereignty in America.
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