Agree:
Paul Farmer American physician
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.
Ted Kennedy American politician
It [universal health care] has never been merely a question of policy; it goes to the heart of my belief in a just society.
Rod Blagojevich Former Governor of Illinois
Health care is not a privilege. It's a right. It's a right as fundamental as civil rights. It's a right as fundamental as giving every child a chance to get a public education.Disagree:
Ronald Reagan Former US president
One of the traditional methods of imposing statism or socialism on a people has been by way of medicine.
John Campbell Former US Representative
In school, we were taught that the first 10 amendments to the Constitution were ratified in 1791, and collectively they form our Bill of Rights... Rights are not about giving you something for free; they are about protecting natural liberties from those who would take them away from you. For instance, the Second Amendment guarantees the right to bear arms. It does not however, say that you get gun... See More
