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    It is not the case that Mandating vaccination thus falls within the libertarian justificatory framework when framed as preventing non-consensual boundary crossings rather than maximizing collective welfare.

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    • 1.Not all unvaccinated individuals transmit disease; mandate treats non-threatening individuals as boundary violators.
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    • 2.Bodily autonomy as a foundational right means forced medical procedures cannot be justified even to prevent others' harm.
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    • 3.Reframing coercion as 'preventing boundary crossing' rhetorically obscures that mandates initiate force against individuals.
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    • 1.Unvaccinated individuals transmit pathogens non-consensually to others, violating bodily autonomy similarly to assault.
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    • 2.Libertarian theory permits defensive restrictions on actions that impose non-consensual physical harm on third parties.
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    • 3.Vaccination requirements prevent initiated force (disease transmission) rather than initiating force themselves.
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