One has the right to their own “state of nature” meaning partially that it is incumbent up the individual to choose to insure their health or not; “we must consider what state all men are naturally in, and that is, a state of perfect freedom” (Locke 147). Each person lives by the law of self preservation and it therefore free to make their own …show more content…
When choosing to join the society, of America in this case, the individual is agreeing to abide by the laws and regulations of this society. If the government decides to enforce a law, it is one’s responsibility to abide by it; “by consenting with others to make one body politic under one government, puts himself under an obligation… to submit to the determination of the majority” (Locke 168). An individual chooses to give up some liberties in exchange of joining the society and thus in our case, must comply with the