Free healthcare is a human right

The argument

Without good health, we cannot survive. We all have the right to enjoy good health. Therefore, free healthcare should be a basic right granted to all. The right to free healthcare was laid out clearly in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the World Health Assembly Resolution. It is a basic necessity for survival on this earth. Therefore, the government has the obligation to provide healthcare free at the point of use.

Context

The right to good health is a basic human right. Human rights should be afforded to the public for free. It would be absurd to charge someone for the air they breathe, so why should we charge for healthcare?

Premises

Counter-arguments

Just because we need something to survive doesn’t mean it should be free. We don’t charge for air, but we do charge for water and food. These are necessary for basic survival. They are not luxuries. But they cost money to produce, therefore, someone has to pay. That someone should be the person that benefits from it; the consumer.

Rejecting the premises

[Rejecting P1] Not everything necessary to human existence is provided for free.