A few days ago, I received an email from the American Association of Physicians and Surgeons(AAPS) stating their intent to sue the FDA to end its arbitrary restrictions on Hydroxychloroquine(HCL). I find this to be the perfect example to express the importance of letting liberty prevail even when inconvenient or difficult, because doing so is always correct.
Whenever there is a risk, there must always be a choice. Life is risky, therefore, life must, at least as much as possible, be predominantly based on choice. I don’t support the use of HCL and believe that it has side effects that make it very risky, perhaps to say the least. Disclaimer: I am not a licensed medical practitioner of any kind, nor do I hold such a degree. I am a layman. However, that doesn’t by itself invalidate any of my arguments or points.
That being said, imagine if hypothetically I am wrong about HCL; how bad would it be to forcibly prohibit people from using it? There is no way to ethically justify forcing the risk of my belief on others, only I should bear that risk. This is also why it is imperative to recognize forced vaccination as wrong and in violation of liberty, and therefore something that should never be implemented. Therefore, the FDA should not force its believe of the safety, rather lack thereof, of HCL on those who disagree and wish to take it.
Whenever there is a risk, there must always be a choice. Nearly everything in life involves risk, which means that at a bare minimum and as much as possible, life must be predominantly based on choice.
Now to tie to this to the personal angle, I don’t advocate the use of HCL and will not take it myself – such is my choice, a liberty that should be protected at all costs. Similarly, the choice of others to take it is also a liberty that should be protected at all costs. This is why I feel compelled to, even though I don’t like or desire to, support the effort by the AAPS to try to bring about an end to restrictions on HCL, as I would for all drugs and medicines.
Remember, just because letting liberty prevail may be inconvenient and even somewhat risky, as everything is, it must be done at all costs, such as what I’m doing by expressing my support for these efforts by the AAPS.