A person’s health is their own responsibility rather than the government’s responsibility. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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It has been put into
discussion
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the discussion
discussions
that whether the
government
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or the person
himself
objective male pronoun, used to refer to a male human or animal
he
is responsible for his
health
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. I believe that nobody else but
ourselves
plural of "I"
we
should take care of our own physical and mental condition for these two following reasons.
Firstly
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, we are the one who shapes our own lifestyle, including our biological body clock,
such
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as: what we eat, how much exercise we take, or when we go to bed, etc. These are personal preferences, and
also
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the factors that have a direct impact on our well-being.
This
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means that should anything relating to our
health
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happen, we are the ones to blame, not the
government
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. If the
government
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exerted their
authority
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on those decisions, they would likely to be considered to human rights violations.
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, the
government
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are only given
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is only given
the
authority
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to build, renovate, or reconstruct the
health
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infrastructure, like hospitals, clinics, etc.
and
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And
guarantee their civilians are able to get access to it. The
authority
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do not have
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does not have
the right to force us to go to the hospital or check our medical records without permission.
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, if somebody is catching a fever, which later turns out to be a very serious disease,
for example
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, but do not undergo a medical test during the incubation period,
then
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the
government
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should not carry the load. In conclusion,
health
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is mainly the straightforward result of one's personal lifestyle and decisions, in which the
government
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do not take
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does not take
part.
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, the fact that the
government
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have
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has
to assume responsibility for what lies beyond their
authority
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is too demanding of a task. I think that one's
health
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should not be put on the
government
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's shoulders, but on those who possess and benefit from it the most, which is the person himself.
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