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[quote=Anonymous]This is such an unserious conversation. The word "right" means different things in different contexts. If we're talking about Lockean natural rights, then sure, healthcare is not one of those. In other contexts, the word "right" refers to a legal entitlement created by statute, like intellectual property rights or the right to a public education. It is not inaccurate to say that children have a right to a public education in the United States, even though that right is created by statute and not God. The same is true here. When people say healthcare is a right, they're not talking about an Enlightenment-era conception of rights; they're saying that government should guarantee some degree of access to healthcare because it is so fundamental and necessary to a functioning society. [/quote]
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