Imagine you have yet to be born and know nothing of whether you will be born into a rich family or poor family.
Would you prefer that the world you are being born into gives you equal access to health coverage right from the beginning, or that you start off with low / no access to health care and have to somehow overcome that barrier (even if your health is an obstacle to overcoming that barrier), where as the rich guy got access to it right away?
I think most people would want to live in a world where they have equal access to healthcare.
I take the Rawlsian 'veil of ignorance' approach to thinking about basic rights of society and I believe it leads us to the conclusion that health care is a right.
Would you prefer that the world you are being born into gives you equal access to health coverage right from the beginning, or that you start off with low / no access to health care and have to somehow overcome that barrier (even if your health is an obstacle to overcoming that barrier), where as the rich guy got access to it right away?
I think most people would want to live in a world where they have equal access to healthcare.
I take the Rawlsian 'veil of ignorance' approach to thinking about basic rights of society and I believe it leads us to the conclusion that health care is a right.