Status Updates From PHARMACEUTICAL FREEDOM

“The mere presence of a legal prohibition is not sufficient to establish that citizens have a duty to obey a law that constrains their choices.”

“It is correct, however, to point out that some people do make terrible decisions because they lack information. But paternalistic policies do not remedy patients’ lack of information. Even if a paternalistic policy prevents the bad effects of ignorant decision-making, it may cause patients to develop learned helplessness in the face of restrictive policies.”