Is Health Care a "Basic Right?"
In the US there is the phrase that we are born with inalienable rights, is Health included or does one earn the right to health care?
80-89, M
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MaryesK9 · 56-60, F
Other countries have a two or three tiered system. Basic health care covers everyone for most basic needs. Private insurance can add to the basics. Catastrophic policies are also offered.
It's unlikely you would buy flood insurance for a home in the in the desert. But you might need solar damage coverage.
I think inalienable rights, or natural rights, cover life, liberty and property. The Constitution indicates life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.
Health care is provided by the law and does not qualify as a natural right, but is a legal right that can and is often changed.
One does not earn natural rights, but may earn a legal right according to the law.
It's unlikely you would buy flood insurance for a home in the in the desert. But you might need solar damage coverage.
I think inalienable rights, or natural rights, cover life, liberty and property. The Constitution indicates life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.
Health care is provided by the law and does not qualify as a natural right, but is a legal right that can and is often changed.
One does not earn natural rights, but may earn a legal right according to the law.
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@MaryesK9: is there a natural right to clean air and water?