Write about the following topic. 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. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

It has been put into
discussion
Suggestion
the discussion
discussions
that whether the
government
or the person
himself
objective male pronoun, used to refer to a male human or animal
he
is responsible for his
health
. 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
, we are the one who shapes our own lifestyle, including our biological body clock,
such
as: what we eat, how much exercise we take, or when we go to bed, etc. These are personal preferences, and
also
the factors that have a direct impact on our well-being.
This
means that should anything relating to our
health
happen, we are the ones to blame, not the
government
. If the
government
exerted their
authority
on those decisions, they would likely to be considered to human rights violations.
Secondly
, the
government
are only given
Suggestion
is only given
the
authority
to build, renovate, or reconstruct the
health
infrastructure, like hospitals, clinics, etc.
and
Suggestion
And
guarantee their civilians are able to get access to it. The
authority
do not have
Suggestion
does not have
the right to force us to go to the hospital or check our medical records without permission.
Therefore
, if somebody is catching a fever, which later turns out to be a very serious disease,
for example
, but do not undergo a medical test during the incubation period,
then
the
government
should not carry the load. In conclusion,
health
is mainly the straightforward result of one's personal lifestyle and decisions, in which the
government
do not take
Suggestion
does not take
part.
Hence
, the fact that the
government
have
Suggestion
has
to assume responsibility for what lies beyond their
authority
is too demanding of a task. I think that one's
health
should not be put on the
government
's shoulders, but on those who possess and benefit from it the most, which is the person himself.
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