So I can't show you how, exactly, health care is a basic human right. But what I can argue is that no one should have to die of a disease that is treatable.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I believe everyone should have healthcare. In all my correspondence - I've been saying for years - it's a right, not a privilege.
I believe health care is a civil right.
The right to protect the health and well-being of every person, of those we love, is a basic human right.
The only way to do the human rights thing is to do the right thing medically.
The Patients' Bill of Rights is necessary to guarantee that health care will be available for those who are paying for insurance. It's a part of the overall health care picture.
Alternative medicine plays into this exaggerated notion that you can prevent disease simply by doing the right thing.
Health care is a need; it's not a commodity, and it should be distributed according to need. If you're very sick, you should have a lot of it. If you're not sick, you shouldn't have a lot of it.
Illness and death are not optional. Patients have a right to determine how they approach them.
Patients who are being kept alive by technology and want to end their lives already have a recognized constitutional right to stop any and all medical interventions, from respirators to antibiotics. They do not need physician-assisted suicide or euthanasia.
I don't think healthcare's a right. The only right you have is the ability to go out on an even playing field and work, and then purchase health insurance, or whatever it is.