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	Self-ownership (or sovereignty of the individual, individual sovereignty or individual autonomy) is the concept of property in one's own person, expressed as the moral or natural right of a person to have bodily integrity, and be the exclusive controller of her or his own body and ~~life~~.		Self-ownership (or sovereignty of the individual, individual sovereignty or individual autonomy) is the concept of property in one's own person, expressed as the moral or natural right of a person to have bodily integrity, and be the exclusive controller of her or his own life, as well as body, mind, and spirit.

	To be sovereign over one's self is to be free of the control or coercion of others, to truly have the freedom to direct one's own life through [[Informed Consent]].		To be sovereign over one's self is to be free of the control or coercion of others, to truly have the freedom to direct one's own life through [[Informed Consent]].