<p>Do adults have a right to decide what goes into their own bodies, even when experts believe they&#39;re making a mistake?</p><p><br></p><p>Jessica Flanigan returns to defend a radical idea: competent adults should have the freedom to access pharmaceuticals without needing permission from doctors or government regulators. Flanigan argues that the same principles underlying informed consent also support a right to self-medicate.</p><p><br></p><p>The conversation explores medical paternalism through debates over prescription requirements, addiction, public health, gender-affirming care, and assisted dying. We scrutinize the limits of state authority and whether doctors are ever truly better judges of our interests than we are ourselves.</p><p><br></p><p>Chapters:</p><p>[00:00] Introduction to Jessica Flanigan</p><p>[00:21] The Case for Pharmaceutical Freedom</p><p>[04:08] Medical Paternalism and Informed Consent</p><p>[07:06] Are Doctors Better Judges of Our Interests?</p><p>[14:33] When Is Paternalism Justified?</p><p>[17:27] Addiction, Autonomy, and Self-Control</p><p>[21:43] Socialized Healthcare and Personal Risk</p><p>[28:06] Third-Party Harms: Antibiotics and Public Health</p><p>[34:22] Vaccine Mandates and Individual Liberty</p><p>[38:37] Adderall, Neuroenhancement, and Fairness</p><p>[43:51] Gender-Affirming Care and Medical Autonomy</p><p>[57:20] The Right to Die and Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)</p><p>[01:01:33] Closing Thoughts</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe on Substack: https://braininavat.substack.com/</p>