Discussion: NRS 451 Health Care Right or Privilege?

Discussion: NRS 451 Health Care Right or Privilege?

Discussion: NRS 451 Health Care Right or Privilege?

Health Care Right or
Privilege?

Consider the following questions:

In the current U.S. health care system, is health care a
right or a privilege?

Do you think health care should be a right or a privilege?

Support your stance with two scholarly articles.

Write a 175-word summary.

Local campus students: Prepare to present and discuss your
summary in the next class meeting.

Online students: Post your summary and respond to at least
one classmate’s post

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If you have your health, you have everything,” the classic saying goes. This is obviously not perfectly accurate, as many healthy people certainly do not have everything. However, it does reflect the connection that the right to health has to other human rights, and the interdependency that all human rights have with each other. Poor health can keep us from going to school or to work, caring for our families, or fully participating in our communities. States are responsible for respecting, protecting and fulfilling their human rights obligations, with international, regional, national and local actors supporting states and holding them accountable.

Discussion: NRS 451 Health Care Right or Privilege?The right to health exists, distinct from traditional political and civil rights, and there is an entire global apparatus built around making the right meaningful and real. I will spend this year exploring and evaluating these systems and human rights frameworks, seeking to understand how to best implement the human right to health.

The right to health was first recognized in the 1946 World Health Organization (WHO) constitution, which states that “the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition.” The right to health was also affirmed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 and in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) in 1966. States that ratify the ICESCR are bound by international law to protect the right to health with “progressive realization.” This means that states must do everything they can to the best of their available resources. Subsequent human rights instruments address the right to health, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989 and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2006.

Discussion: NRS 451 Health Care Right or Privilege?Every state in the world is now party to at least one human rights treaty that addresses health-related rights. The treaty bodies that monitor the Conventions have made general comments and recommendations on health-related rights issues, providing an authoritative interpretation of what the right to health means. Although a common criticism of the right to health is that it is difficult to define, it has been increasingly specified by a variety of governance actors. International conferences and declarations, such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals, also delineate what the right to health means. States enact domestic legislation and policies that further their commitment; at least 121 constitutions recognize their governments’ health related duties.