Unaffordable Health Care and Its Impact on Human Dignity and Common Good

Running head: UNAFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE
Unaffordable health care
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UNAFORDABLE HEALTH CARE 2
In many societies in the world, members of the community have turned away from God’s
teachings. They do not carry out the way God’s instructions requires everyone to behave. I am
currently studying nursing at the university. However, in future as a nurse, it is possible to see
people facing a challenge of unaffordable healthcare.
Consequently, when considering the Catholic Social Teachings, the challenge of unaffordable
health care is against human dignity and the common good in reference to Casey, (2017). In the
teachings, it aims at activities that benefit everyone in society. If people cannot afford healthcare,
it means that many people will suffer and die despite being unique to God’s creatures. Fellow
human beings are the once making life others hand to the extent of being unable to afford health
care that means that there is no human dignity in the society. In this opinion editorial, it is going
to elaborate on unaffordable healthcare about human dignity and the common good.
Human dignity refers to the respect and integrity one possesses by the fact he is a human being
according to Carson & Flood, (2017). From the Catholic Social Teachings, human beings are the
unique creatures from God. God created everyone in His image and likeness. From that
reasoning, it means that everyone should have some sense of respect to others. Considering the
issue of unaffordable health, it is against human dignity. Some people have done things wrong
that is why others cannot afford the health. For example, the people who are concerned with
supplying of the medical resources have delayed, or they have misused the funds meant for the
provision of health facilities. When people abuse the funds intended for healthcare, it shows they
have not thought about human dignity that the Catholic Teachings elaborate. It is essential to
bring the sense of the pride back in the society. As an upcoming nurse, there are various ways I
can ensure human dignity in the future place of work. The first important thing is to create
awareness to the colleague on the importance of providing human dignity in the field of health.