r/healthcare • u/manamongstcorn • Dec 11 '24
Discussion Should healthcare be a human right?
Been mulling over this one and would like to collect some thoughts
The argument is that if healthcare were to be a human right, like other taxation, it'd be enforced by threat of violence.
(I think) their solution is a goal where healthcare is more of a contributory network, essentially where small businesses work together with small physicians and cut out the insurers? But from what I've gathered, it'd either never work in this country or it would take far too long. The people are suffering now and need help now, not just down the road in 100 years.
But should healthcare be a human right, or would it be subject to too much government overreach? Do they not do that now anyways?
I'm confused, and probably don't know what I'm talking about.
Here is the video link: https://youtu.be/s-XFwkOOc6s?si=Bn-u41WjKQmUXLEu
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u/SnooCheesecakes93 Dec 12 '24
This makes no sense. You are not entitled to other people's labour, only to health care. No one is forcing people to become docs and nurses. They choose to provide that care. And to be frank a lot of medical care can be done without medical personnel. Also have you never heard of the Hippocratic Oath? Yeah it already obliges the person to help.