Sandel Libertarianism And Freedom

Libertarianism, as Sandel defines it, is the conception that we as human beings own ourselves, our bodies, and our earnings, and not anyone including the government has the right to take or limit any of our life chooses. When reading Sandel's article I started to understand his reasoning behind libertarianism and why it was something the human race should not overlook. In my point of view I see libertarianism as a foundation that stands on the idea of individuality and freedom. However, when I think of the free world and what we stand for it only poses the ultimate question, what rights do we really have being that the government has created many restrictions on what we as the people try to have control over for ourselves? One of the great
examples that I was able to pull from in the article was the example on selling the kidney through the free market versus donating the kidney. Who's to say that the person selling the kidney is doing it for financial benefits or simply because their doing it for the greater good. Does it even really matter what they decide to do with their kidney being that it's theirs? To me its funny that we will live in a society where we celebrate freedom but in reality we really don't. If that was the case then we could do away with restrictions on abortion, kidney transplants, and other bodily rights. All in all, Reading the article opened up a new mindset for me, allowing me to understand and hear the point of view from someone who embraces self-ownership and knowing why it's something that should be celebrated.