Topic > Human Dignity and Universal Healthcare - 1433

Intro: Universal healthcare was implemented in 1974 in Australia, providing healthcare and financial protection to all citizens of the world. Thus granting every human being the right to a normal standard of living without separating citizens due to their ailment, disease or lifestyle. Human dignity can be explained as a form of inherent self-worth, however this can also have the potential to be taken away from someone by their actions or by society. I believe that universal healthcare is extremely important in relation to human dignity, especially for those who are unfortunate enough to not have the money to receive care or procedures to fully fulfill their lives. However, this is not the case in some countries, such as in the United States of America where healthcare does not enjoy universal support. Impossible for those who have the misfortune of not having healthcare compared to those who do, diminishing their self-esteem in the eyes of society. In the first perspective it is described that human dignity can be diminished due to healthcare needs since it is not capable of doing so. taking care of everyone, making an impact so that citizens can prosper and make autonomous choices about their lives. Thus allowing us to see the importance of universal healthcare to the human race. However, universal healthcare can also be seen to undermine God – given free choices and personal responsibility, as shown in perspective three. Thus describing that it has the ability to undermine and violate human dignity by not being able to realize one's potential by removing freedom of choice. It is also important not to see human dignity in one aspect rather than a multidimensional perspective. As seen in perspective, the focus is only on aspect 1A – 1B…… in the center of the paper…… the same healthcare values ​​that the civilized human race receives. In conclusion, I believe that universal healthcare should be given for free all over the world and not to those who have the money to receive it, because at the end of the day we are human and we need the same medicines or surgeries to survive in this world that can bring such devastation to the human race. Works Cited Buijsen, M. “Autonomy, Human Dignity, and the Right to Healthcare: A Dutch Perspective.” Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 19 (2010): 321-328 Condit, D. “Health-Care Counter-Reformation”. The Linacre Quarterly 77 (2010): 426-444 Sulmasy, DP “Dignity, rights, healthcare and human flourishing”. In Autonomy and human rights in health care: an international perspective, edited by D. N. Weisstaub. International Library of Ethics, Law and New Medicine, 36: 25-36, 2008.