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And how do you propose we get all the users vaccinated with the fentanyl jab? Another round of mass vaccinations? Make all the kids in school do it? Forced vaccinations for anyone in jail or rehab? Honestly, all of those seem like bad ideas.


If the government subscribed wholly to utilitarian ethics, it's arguable that it would be an ethical imperative to contaminate the fentanyl supply with vaccine.

I don't agree, and think it's immoral and unethical to subject citizens to such medical treatment without informed consent. However, under some ethical systems, the improvement in aggregate health makes in an ethical necessity.


The US government has actually done similar things before, such as poisoning bootlegged alcohol with methanol. It's good that you bring it up because at some point somebody in power will.


Drug treatment is a common alternative to jail time. Clean drug tests are often a condition of bail and parole.


Didn't we already do it? Ban people from working if they don't take it, maybe take away any benefits too. Don't allow them to public places?


> Ban people from working if they don't take it, maybe take away any benefits too. Don't allow them to public places?

Over a one's own choice to not have a medical procedure?

Should we do the same to those whom have abortions?

Who gets to make a choice on what medical procedures a population should have? Why is it not the individuals decision?


This is a frighteningly totalitarian comment.




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