The Marshall Case Summary

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1. Mr. Marshall’s argument to the representatives of the state legislature would be that the osteoporosis medication had been working well and any person taking the medication has a high chance of never getting osteoporosis so long as the said individual continues to take the medication for the rest of their life. By making people take the osteoporosis medication, the public will have a higher life expectancy rate and will have less medical visits regarding osteoporosis. The benefits of taking the osteoporosis medication outweighs the risk of simply taking calcium supplements, as taking only calcium supplements is better than not intaking any calcium at all, but does not guarantee that the individual will not take osteoporosis the …show more content…

People should not be required to take care of their health, as in doing so, many companies would lose money and could potentially go out of business by forcing people to look after themselves more. Although requiring a person to take medication is ideal for the greater good of the said person, by forcing/requiring someone to do something they may not want to do, the enforcer is infringing on the person’s right of choosing and deciding their own fate. Not everyone wants to live a long life; it is and should always be up to the individual as to whether or not the person wants to live a longer life without a chance of getting a disease by taking medication.
3. The government’s part in our health care decisions is finding an affordable way for people of all races, classes, genders, etc., to be able to pay for this type of expensive medication. If the medicine is going to be require for all individuals starting at puberty, an insurance policy must be put in place, as well as a plan to compensate patients being forced/required to take the medication; however, requiring people to take medication and then forcing the said people to pay for the expensive medication will only bring about resistance and anger toward the medical

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