Many human experiences—from childbirth to inattention in school to alcohol use—are thought of as medical issues at some times in some societies, and as natural processes or sins or crimes in other contexts. Why do societies define some aspects of life as medical issues, and not others? What are the consequences, for patients and for the broader community, of the historical trend of “medicalizing” a larger swath of human experience?
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