The Right to Decent Minimum Healthcare: Arguments for Special Rights and Enforced Beneficence
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Running head: PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy
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Philosophy
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PHILOSOPHY
In the paper published by Buchanan, (1984) the author stated that there is NO right to
decent minimum healthcare and presented three arguments that outlines and supports his
viewpoints. The notion of decent minimum health is not only applied to healthcare but also to
health claiming that everyone is entitled is to receive minimum level of health and welfare,
however, it is difficult to explain that minimum level of health for every individual within the
social domain and control. However, the author, Allen Buchanan argued that combination of
special rights and harm prevention that is publicly funded by healthcare easily accessible and
justified. Although, the author argues that individuals are entitled to same treatment, however the
access to healthcare is limited to special rights and specific people. I agree with the first
argument that is made by the author where special rights in healthcare should be provided to
people who had injustices caused to have indirect or direct effects on the health of the people .
He argues that individuals belonging to minority populations deserve right to health as they
suffered in the past that had led to detrimental effects on their health due to racism and
marginalization (Buchanan, 1984). These minority groups require special rights to health so that
they are able to enjoy equal rights as common people. They are subjected to discrimination that
resulted in negative health effects and require a society that provides equal access to health to the
minorities.
The right to decent minimum health is called strong equal access where minorities should
have equal right to health as citizens accessing the best healthcare services available. Minority
rights are normal rights where social, justice, political and economic rights should be provided to
the citizens as they are economically and socially disadvantaged classes. In the egalitarian
societies, minority rights are important, as they are a source of pride to reduce the gap that is
created due to health disparities. Every health right that is given to minorities is a privilege and
PHILOSOPHY
In the paper published by Buchanan, (1984) the author stated that there is NO right to
decent minimum healthcare and presented three arguments that outlines and supports his
viewpoints. The notion of decent minimum health is not only applied to healthcare but also to
health claiming that everyone is entitled is to receive minimum level of health and welfare,
however, it is difficult to explain that minimum level of health for every individual within the
social domain and control. However, the author, Allen Buchanan argued that combination of
special rights and harm prevention that is publicly funded by healthcare easily accessible and
justified. Although, the author argues that individuals are entitled to same treatment, however the
access to healthcare is limited to special rights and specific people. I agree with the first
argument that is made by the author where special rights in healthcare should be provided to
people who had injustices caused to have indirect or direct effects on the health of the people .
He argues that individuals belonging to minority populations deserve right to health as they
suffered in the past that had led to detrimental effects on their health due to racism and
marginalization (Buchanan, 1984). These minority groups require special rights to health so that
they are able to enjoy equal rights as common people. They are subjected to discrimination that
resulted in negative health effects and require a society that provides equal access to health to the
minorities.
The right to decent minimum health is called strong equal access where minorities should
have equal right to health as citizens accessing the best healthcare services available. Minority
rights are normal rights where social, justice, political and economic rights should be provided to
the citizens as they are economically and socially disadvantaged classes. In the egalitarian
societies, minority rights are important, as they are a source of pride to reduce the gap that is
created due to health disparities. Every health right that is given to minorities is a privilege and
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