Health Care Rights?
It’s difficult to get through the day with out encountering the topic of Health Care in the United States. There is so much discussion on it in Washington, in the press and among individual friends and family. One comment that has stood out to me for some time is the claim that Health Care should be or is a right for all citizens.
At first, that idea sounds very noble. Why shouldn’t every citizen have Health Care coverage provided to them as a right? As a compassionate and loving country we should make sure all of our citizens are taken care of, correct?
The strongest argument against declaring Health Care a right becomes apparent after reading the United States Bill of Rights. One common thread through all the Bill of Rights is that those rights are granted to everyone. Not one of the rights gives the government the right to take from one group of individuals to provide for another. In order for the government to provide Health Care to all citizens, it has to take from one group of individuals to give to another. This fact alone prohibits the idea of Health Care being a right for citizens from being acceptable.
