If You Can’t Control Your Health Care, You Don’t Own Yourself — with Dr. Jeff Singer

Jeffrey A. Singer, MD, explains how bodily autonomy and informed consent should be at the center of any healthcare policy.

Jeffrey A. Singer

Jeffrey A. Singer is a general surgeon in private practice in metropolitan Phoenix, AZ. He is principal and founder of Valley Surgical Clinics, Ltd., the largest and oldest group private surgical practice in Arizona. He was integrally involved in the creation and passage of the Arizona Health Care Freedom Act, and serves as treasurer of the US Health Freedom Coalition, which promotes state constitutional protections of freedom of choice in health care decisions. He was a regular contributor to Arizona Medicine, the journal of the Arizona Medical Association from 1994-2016. He also serves as a member of the Advisory Board Council, as well as an adjunct instructor, at the Center for Political Thought and Leadership at Arizona State University. He writes and speaks extensively on regional and national public policy, with a specific focus on the areas of health care policy and the harmful effects of drug prohibition. He received his B.A. from Brooklyn College (CUNY) and his M.D. from New York Medical College. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

Barbara Galletti
Senior Producer, Lib​er​tar​i​an​ism​.org

Barbara Galletti is the Senior Producer of Lib​er​tar​i​an​ism​.org. Over the past decade, she has worked toward the dissemination of the ideas of liberty and making complex information more accessible. She holds a BA in Law from Universidad de Lima and an MS in Media Science from Boston University.

In an exclusive interview with Lib​er​tar​i​an​ism​.org, Jeffrey A. Singer, MD, explains how bodily autonomy and informed consent should be at the center of any healthcare policy. Autonomy, he argues, means the right to choose your own health provider, ending the government’s monopoly on medications, and being able to seek harm reduction options.

Dr. Jeffrey A. Singer is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and works in the Department of Health Policy Studies. His book “Your Body, Your Healthcare” is available here.

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