Adventures in Nannydom: Reclaiming Collective Action for the Public's Health

Authors

Lindsay Wiley, American University Washington College of LawFollow
Wendy E. Parmet, Northeastern University
Peter D. Jacobson, University of Michigan School of Public Health

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2015

Journal

Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics

Volume

43

Issue

1

Abstract

This article presents a summary of recent collaborative efforts to understand and respond to nanny state rhetoric. Instead of summarily rejecting the libertarian critique of paternalism, public health advocates must develop a forceful response that exposes its weak legal basis and reframes the debate in terms of democratic collective action.

Recommended Citation

Lindsay Wiley, Wendy E. Parmet & Peter D. Jacobson, Adventures in Nannydom: Reclaiming Collective Action for the Public's Health, 43 Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics (2015).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/facsch_lawrev/1174