Before 1960s, many people in USA who had harmful habits were involuntarily committed to institutions.
Ah, yes, the good old days for liberals. Different vices, same mindset.
There was the time where people guilty of adultery had to wear a scarlet A on their clothing. There was a time in American when witches were tortured and killed. Smoking is banned in bars but there were a time when blacks were banned from some bars and women were banned from all bars.
Imagine a man frozen before death to be brought back when a cure for what ails him has been found. It was 160 years later when he woke up, cured. He thanked the doctors, hugged the nurses, and said, "I'm starving. I want a steak."
"Oh, dear, no. Meat been outlawed for 120 years."
"No steaks?" "No, not even hamburgers." "Well, I'll go see my family." "Sorry. They're gone. They were all euthanized. The government determined they weren't really happy so we cured them of their depression. Some of the poor people went to the hospital screaming that they were happy."
"No family. No one. It's hard to believe." "Don't feel bad. Most people don't have family." "They don't have children?" "Oh, no, not without permission from the government. They aren't even allowed to have sex with prior written approval from the state. Once the state grants approval the Department of Romance arranges a spontaneous sexual encounter for the lucky couple and provides legal witnesses to insure that neither party changes their mind at the last moment." "I can't believe their luck."
"I beginning to wish I hadn't been kept alive." "Oh, you are lucky. You don't seem happy. We can cure that."
"No, no, I'm happy. I was just joking." "Sorry, jokes aren't allowed. Someone might sometime somewhere be offended so jokes have been outlawed."
"What a great idea. Can I go now?"
"After cuirfew? Are you joking again?"