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    It is not the case that Norman Daniels argues that health's special moral importance derives precisely from its role as a prerequisite for fair opportunity, not from its interconnection with all valued states.

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    • 1.Health has intrinsic value beyond opportunity; severe pain or shortened life harms people even when fair opportunity remains theoretically available.
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    • 2.Many valued human experiences—relationships, creativity, meaning—depend on health but extend far beyond the narrow corridor of 'fair opportunity.'
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    • 3.Prioritizing opportunity alone may neglect those whose health needs are severe but don't substantially affect relative competitive position.
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    • 1.Fair opportunity requires individuals have roughly equal ability to pursue life plans; health conditions directly enable or disable this capacity.
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    • 2.Health matters morally distinctly because it's foundational—without it, access to other goods becomes irrelevant to individual choice and pursuit.
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    • 3.Grounding health's importance in opportunity avoids circular reasoning and provides a principled basis for rationing scarce medical resources.
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