There is sometimes a conflict between health promotion and autonomy within a society.Which of the following concepts may be jeopardized in the course of public safety?

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Civil liberties are sometimes at risk in the interest of promoting health within society.An example would be Direct Observed Therapy (DOT)_for TB medication in an effort to avoid drug resistance.Choices a, b, and d do not represent conflicts between health promotion and individual liberties.In health-promotion settings and endeavors the concept of autonomy can be understood from two different perspectives.From the vantage point of public health, the extent of individual autonomy, or freedom of action, may be limited by the duty of protecting the health and safety of the society.From this perspective there is an age-old struggle between civil rights and public safety.Moral questions ask to what degree society is justified in regulating the health and safety of society at large.There is an inevitable tension associated with curtailing civil liberties in the name of safety or health.This tension arises from perceptions that, in most Western contexts, freedom of action is a prerequisite of human flourishing.

There Is Sometimes a Conflict Between Health Promotion and Autonomy