Why do we spend so much time on standards of review in this class? In your answer, please explain what standards of review are generally, as well as how and why they are relevant to health policy. In particular, how does the individual right that will be impacted limit the policy options that you may have to address a particular public health problem? Though you do not need to list all of the standards of review, rights, or cases covered in this class, you are welcome to use examples to clarify your answer. Again, the point of this question is to demonstrate your understanding of why we talk about these standards in relation to addressing public health problems, and not to go through the standards themselves.

Write a brief (600-800 words) well-organized essay that answers the question(s) posed in the prompt below.  Well-organized means that you should clearly state your answer to the question(s) in a brief introductory paragraph and then defend/explain your reasoning in 2-3 additional paragraphs.