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TexasMommaWithAHat

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14. Better to think of "personal rights" and "functions of government"

Fri Feb 26, 2016, 12:06 AM

Feb 2016

Providing healthcare for its citizens should be a function of modern-day, civilized government. That's my opinion, anyway.

And, then, if it is a function of government, everyone should have equal access under the law of whatever is provided by that government.

Unfortunately, declaring healthcare a right doesn't make it so. The U.N. can make all the declarations it wants that healthcare is a right, but it's not. You can't suddenly provide healthcare in the poorest countries in the world by some proclamation, but the poorest countries can still recognize the natural rights of its citizens.

Peace.

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"Health care is not a right" [View all] ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2016 OP

In the purest sense, it isn't TexasMommaWithAHat Feb 2016 #1

Purest sense? tk2kewl Feb 2016 #6

A right that requires positive actions by another is a tricky thing Recursion Feb 2016 #8

Thank you tk2kewl Feb 2016 #9

Rights in the purest sense TexasMommaWithAHat Feb 2016 #11

I've sometimes wondered though if military spending could be seen to violate the 3rd amendment Recursion Feb 2016 #12

Yes. Thank you tk2kewl Feb 2016 #13

Better to think of "personal rights" and "functions of government" TexasMommaWithAHat Feb 2016 #14

Not yet. Beartracks Feb 2016 #2

I think he's the guy from "Catch me if you can" Happyhippychick Feb 2016 #3

It is a right. I can remember everyone dodging this question in 04. PatrickforO Feb 2016 #4

Right. But if you and your employers have payed into it... El Supremo Feb 2016 #5

If he has a medical emergency ending up in the ER hopefully the doctor will tell him that then walk Sam_Fields Feb 2016 #7

It is, according the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights LeftishBrit Feb 2016 #10