This paper discusses Jessica Flanigan’s book, Pharmaceutical Freedom. The paper advances two main claims. First, the paper argues that, despite what Flanigan claims, there is a coherent way to endorse the Doctrine of Informed Consent while resisting the view that there is a right to self-medicate. Second, the paper argues that Flanigan is committed to a more radical conclusion than she acknowledges in the book; namely, that under some conditions it is morally permissible for people to take medications from drug manufacturers or pharmacies without paying the full price for those medications. The paper concludes by suggesting that this thesis about permissible theft, when combined with some further premises regarding the morality of defensive force, implies some even more radical conclusions regarding the use of force to obtain these medications.

本文讨论了杰西卡·弗拉尼根的书《药物自由》. 该论文提出了两个主要主张。首先，该论文认为，尽管弗拉尼根声称，有一种连贯的方式来支持知情同意学说，同时抵制存在自我用药权利的观点。其次，该论文认为弗拉尼根致力于得出一个比她在书中承认的更激进的结论。即，在某些情况下，人们从药品制造商或药房服用药物，而无需支付这些药物的全价，这在道德上是允许的。该论文最后提出，当结合一些关于防御性武力道德的进一步前提时，这个关于允许盗窃的论文暗示了一些关于使用武力获取这些药物的更激进的结论。