The origins of American health libertarianism.

This article shows that, at its origin, the American commitment to freedom of therapeutic choice was based on notions of not only bodily freedom, but also economic freedom, freedom of conscience, and freedom of injury. Finally, this Article considers ways in which this early history helps illuminate the nature of current struggles for freedom of therapeutic choice. PMID: 23815041 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Yale journal of health policy, law, and ethics - Category: Medical Law Tags: Yale J Health Policy Law Ethics Source Type: research