“ … there is one part of the healthcare milieu that is not being addressed … Singulus intus obligato, a Latin translation roughly meaning individual within obligation, or better known to us conservatives as PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. How do you legislate and enforce singulus intus obligato? If having health insurance coverage is government mandated, will taking part in protecting your own health be mandated? Will citizens be jailed for missing their doctor’s appointment? Will there be a fine for forgetting to take your medicine? Will the Healthcare Enforcement Police monitor your exercise habits, your food portion size and your vitamin and herb intake?
— Dr. Deborah Honeycutt on the ethics of government intervention in field of patient compliance.Progressive Regressive Health Care Reform
