Sometimes we must curtail certain liberties so we can support the freedom to live a healthy life. But how much constraint is too much? How much is not enough?
Part of the aim of these essays is to engage with topics which may be challenging, reflecting the importance of having difficult conversations that advance progress. If we find that nothing we say causes us to feel a bit uncomfortable, it is hard to think we are truly having the kinds of conversations that make us better at holding a mirror up to ourselves towards a more effective pursuit of health. With this in mind, I will today address a topic that is certainly touchy, challenging, while at the same time being essential to the work we do to generate a healthier world. That topic is paternalism.
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