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We still don't know whether it's ethical to allow people to make choices that will predictably harm only themselves.

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Respecting individual autonomy generally means allowing people to take on personal risk, but paternalistic intervention is sometimes justified when the harm seems severe or irreversible. Where exactly this line should be drawn remains unresolved.

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Citation ID: WS01109 Title: We still don't know whether it's ethical to allow people to make choices that will predictably harm only themselves. URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=1109

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