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elleng

(141,926 posts) Sun May 7, 2017, 10:54 PM May 2017

According to Article 25 of THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, [View all]

signed by the U.S. on December 10, 1948, all countries must provide for their citizens, guaranteed basic well-being, including medical care, food, and social services.

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According to Article 25 of THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, [View all] elleng May 2017 OP

Trumpcare could violate international law, U.N. says CousinIT May 2017 #1

We have already failed miserably on medical in the past ( before Obama ) Doreen May 2017 #2

Sadly the US has not ratified the UDHR. mwooldri May 2017 #3

That is true, the U$ of A hasn't burrowowl May 2017 #4

Legal effect elleng May 2017 #5

So maybe the UN should provide healthcare NobodyHere May 2017 #6

Since the US has never provided all of HeartachesNhangovers May 2017 #7

We lose on the food and social services dimensions, as well. JudyM May 2017 #8

What percentage of Americans had guaranteed medical care in '48? Nt NCTraveler May 2017 #9