(April 10, 2015 at 5:02 am)Heywood Wrote: Your position seems to be that healthcare is a fundamental right(please correct me if I am wrong).....that those who provide it should do so without any question or qualms. Well sex is a fundamental right....does that mean we can force people to have sex with each other because they should be doing so anyways without any questions or qualms?
Asinine comparison. One is an urge and the other should indeed be a fundamental right. It is the hallmark of a civilized society to not let it's people rot in the street or die of preventable causes. In most civilized countries it is, in many cases since the late 19th century. Bismarck introduced it in Germany in the 1880ies. Not because he loved the great unwashed that much, but because he knew it to be a way to keep people from radicalising.
And don't give that unfounded argument of doctors not getting paid in a social society. They're as rich as in the states if they're not sucking at their job. The only difference being that the states provide the insurance for their citizens by using their taxes and contributions instead of private insurers making an additional dime.