Is Healthcare a Basic Human Right?
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When government assigns positive rights to others, some of us will be forced to pay for it. No right to healthcare is a legitimate right. You have a right to seek the healthcare you need through voluntary exchange, but no right to force someone else to pay for it. Medical socialism robs us of choice.
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