E93 - #93 - You Shouldn't Need a Prescription for Drugs | Jessica Flanigan
Published: May 10, 2026
Duration: 1:00:58
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Jessica Flanigan is the Richard L. Morrill Chair in Ethics and Democratic Values at the University of Richmond.
Website: https://jepson.richmond.edu/faculty/bios/jflaniga/
Book: https://a.co/d/3iv1vpm
Summary:In Pharmaceutical Freedom, Jessica Flanigan defends patients' rights of self-medication. Flanigan argues that public officials should certify drugs instead of enforcing prohibitive pharmaceutical policies that disrespect people's rights to make intimate medical decisions and prevent patients from accessing potentially beneficial new therapies. This argument has revisionary...