Do pathogens have a "basic microorganism right" to infect people who can not afford treatment?

[ck4829]

Rep. Raúl Labrador (R-Idaho) faced boos from a town hall audience while defending his views that healthcare is not a "basic human right."

"I just don't think it's a right to have healthcare," Labrador said Wednesday in response to a question about healthcare reform and increasing costs, according to The Associated Press.

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/329656-gop-rep-booed-at-town-hall-for-saying-healthcare-isnt-a-basic-right

[MFM008]

1. they should have brought

rotten vegetables to throw at any moron who says garbage like this...........

[niyad]

2. UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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.

[niyad]

3. contact info

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[Orsino]

4. "I just don't think it's a right" is a meaningless statement,

There is demonstrably no right to healthcare until we decide otherwise and legislate accordingly.

A Republican just isn't going to want to cede even that possibility, and will try to dismiss the question as Labrador does here.

"Just," of course, being code for "I don't want to discuss my reasons for this stated belief, because I would sound like a complete tool."

[GulfCoast66]

5. Unfortunately for him and the rest of the Republicans

that horse has left the barn. Thanks to the ACA most Americans now consider healthcare a right. And a few dumb ass tea party Republicans are trying to pretend that it has not happened.


We need to have them say it is not a right as often and as loud as possible. Encourage them to say it.

And every single debate our candidate needs to say that we Democrats believe in healthcare for everyone. Challenge the Republican contender on his or her beliefs.

Do that and we win on this issue alone.

[Hortensis]

6. Like the question, but no need to get religious,

philosophical, metaphysical, or biological about it.

We can give ourselves the right to lifetime healthcare. Period. We are citizens of an advanced, extremely wealthy nation, and if we want it we can have it.

[panader0]

7. Rep. Labrador has the best free health care taxpayers can buy.