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    • Public Health
    • Bioethics
    • Health Economics

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    • Population obesity and related diseases present substantial public health and economic challenges globally.
    • Public health strategies frequently target individual behavior change to improve health outcomes and manage healthcare expenditures.
    • Taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) are a prominent public health intervention facing ethical scrutiny.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To critically examine ethical arguments against SSB taxes, particularly those centered on individual freedom and autonomy.
    • To clarify conceptual distinctions between negative liberty, freedom of options, and autonomy in the context of public health policies.
    • To determine if concerns regarding liberty and autonomy provide a valid basis for opposing SSB taxes.

    Main Methods:

    • Conceptual analysis of ethical arguments concerning individual liberty and autonomy in relation to SSB taxation.
    • Distinction between negative liberty (freedom from interference) and freedom of options (range of available choices).
    • Examination of the relationship between these concepts and personal autonomy in consumption decisions.

    Main Results:

    • The assumption that SSB taxes inherently curtail freedom and undermine autonomy is based on a conceptual misunderstanding.
    • Distinguishing between negative liberty and freedom of options reveals that SSB taxes may not significantly restrict either.
    • Concerns about negative liberty, freedom, and autonomy are not strong ethical grounds for opposing SSB taxes.

    Conclusions:

    • Ethical objections to SSB taxes based on freedom and autonomy are conceptually flawed.
    • A clearer understanding of liberty and autonomy supports the ethical permissibility of SSB taxes.
    • SSB taxes can be ethically justified as a public health measure without unduly compromising individual freedoms.