Different ethical standards for different ethical problems? A commentary on 'Responsibility, Prudence and Health Promotion'.

The article offers a few comments on the interesting paper ‘Responsibility, Prudence and Health Promotion' by Brown, Maslen and Savulescu. Topics include the development of NCDs is powerfully influenced by social and environmental forces beyond an individual's direct control, and the undue emphasis on individuals ‘taking responsibility' for making healthy choices is unethical, sometimes stigmatizing and always unscientific.