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This website explores the different school choices parents have in Arizona. It also gives additional resources to help parents decide which choice is best for their child.

In this article it discusses people view on assisted suicide. People who are for assisted suicide believe it saves money, saves them personally from unnecessary suffering, and lets the individual determine their own faith. They believe is should be done with a physicians help.

A hot topic after the recent rise in mental health awareness is weather or not suicide should be legal/assisted. This author talks about terminally ill patients and, patients with chronic pain that has no relief. Should they be given the choice? How would we decide who gets to choose and who does not?

this article shows us the debates of assisted suicide I the sense of someone being hospitalized and being medically treated but has chance of dying. the article shows us arguments of if the person that being hospitalized is in great pain or on the last stages of dying they have the right to ask for the plus to be pulled. now reading this article you feel in sense of who is right and who is wrong in the issue and if these patients should have that choice or not.

School choice gives parents the freedom to choose what type of school their children attend. There are many different types of schools that parents can choose from.

In New York the freedom of choosing to drink more than 16 oz of soda is restricted. This is an act to try and fight obesity. Many feel it is going the wrong way.

This article talks about how NY is fighting obesity by limiting the amount of junk food a person can buy

Positions of Abortion and why a fetus is considered a person.

This source is a position paper citing different positions individuals take on the controversial abortion issue. It also debates whether a fetus is a human being or only a "potential human being."

Abortion is the peoples decision. The website contains some personal opinions as well as facts about abortion and personal freedom.

Recently the Albany County Legislature passed a law banning the sale of cigarettes at pharmacies. Keep in mind that this law does not ban the sale of cigarettes throughout Albany County, but instead takes aim at a specific retailers. The sponsors of the bill feel that it is hypocritical for pharmacies, and markets that have pharmacies like Price Chopper, ShopRite and Hannaford, to sell these products. Many pharmacies have already made the decision to not sell cigarettes. Many grocery stores with pharmacies have already eliminated cigarette displays. If a smoker wants to buy cigarettes and is unable to do so while shopping at a supermarket or pharmacy, he or she will simply go to a convenience store where selling of tobacco products is legal. Legislators once again believe they can make better choices than you, by restricting the sale of legal products.

What the "No Child Left Behind" act means for students and their choice in schools.

This article talks about school vouchers, one of the choices available for students. It talks about the history of school vouchers as well as some of the pros and cons of them.

We have no freedom of choice in America; it's an illusion

I would have to agree with you here. The government has too much sovereignty over us and we can choose the liberty for ourselves. As Americans we live under the oath of 'freedom' but do we really have it? I don't think so either.

This article is about individuals having their choice of what religion he or she wants to part of. Regardless of what people say or prefer.

This article takes the side against being allowed to smoke in public places. The author argues that smoking may be a personal choice for the smoker, but not the people around them inhaling the second hand smoke. It also speaks of the negative influence it could have on children.

In this article the author's argument is how public health and personal freedoms conflict. The author specifically wrote about alcohol as the drug of choice. He describes the public health perspective and restrictions on drugs, then explain the benefits of alcohol and how the restrictions effect one's personal freedom.

The author weighs in on some of the issues regarding personal freedoms and the conflicts that it has in public health. He argues that the individual's needs and freedoms need to be taken into account, rather than just the overall public health and safety.

The article covers the ranking and study of the worst states for personal freedoms, and the issues that captivate these problems.

Patrick Goodenough discuses how much of a human right euthanasia is to someone of a certain age or illness. He argues that isn't not just a right but a personal choice.

Recent debate over the nurse getting fired from not taking the flu shot. Talks about if it is a violation of personal freedom necessary safety measure for people working in the hospital

A judge rules that a law that require authorities to check suspicious persons for their immigration status. Those officers who were against this practice now have no choice.