Let's say some kind of viral infection that's contagious through casual or even brief contact with infected persons. Let's also say that the medical community is unprepared for it. The state should step back and provide information?
Nice try but obesity is 1) the topic and 2) is most certainly self-inflicted the vast majority of the time. Our freedumb leads directly to rising medical costs that, quite frankly, aren't sustainable. This is moving in a direction liberty lovers may not like but it's our fault.