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Rath on 20 August 2009
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TheRealMafoo said:
Rath said:

Also we simply have a different idea of what constitutes rights, I believe in healthcare as a human right.

I think I have the inalienable right to Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.

You think I have those rights, plus healthcare, let me ask you this.

If I was the last person on earth, would I live Live, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness? Yes. Would I have healthcare? No.

How can I have a right, that I can't have unless someone gives it to me?

healthcare is not a right, it's something earned.

 

I think you have an incorrect definition of human rights. A human right is, in my opinion, something everybody under a government is entitled to. Otherwise rights such as;

Article 22.

  • Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality.

Article 25.

  • (1) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
  • (2) Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.

Article 26.

  • (1) Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.
  • (2) Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.
  • (3) Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.

 

 

Could not exist. All of which are defined under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. These are all rights given by the government at the expense of others. The last one, right to education, is especially relevant to this.