On what basis is health care a human right? I would claim that rights either provide some protection to the ruling class (the right to life means not executing

On what basis is health care a human right? I would claim that rights either provide some protection to the ruling class (the right to life means not executing unpopular leaders) or are derived from other rights. So in this case, we could claim the right to life provides the basis for the right to health care. Note the right to life is not absolute, e.g. capital punishment and military drafts (being forced into life-threatening situations at gunpoint.) But googling "on what basis is health care a human right?" yields nothing convincing on the pro side, i.e. they all just assume health care is a human right. >HEALTH is a human right. When people are not able to access the healthcare they need, especially if this is for reasons of cost, their human rights are denied. Continuing... >Universal health coverage is built on principles of equity and fairness, with health services allocated according to people’s needs and the health system financed according to people’s ability to pay. That statement has a familiar ring. Here's an anti-right argument - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1126951/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1126951/ >To propose that health care be considered a human right is not only wrong headed, it is unhelpful. Mature debate on the rationing and sharing of limited resources can hardly take place when citizens start from the premise that health care is their right, like a fair trial or the right to vote. I would test the rights argument with a few questions -- 1) Would the right to health care justify certain impositions on the population, a la jury duty? Would governments have the right to draft people to work in medicine? 2) If we could keep someone alive forever at the cost of $1 bil/day, would we be required to do so? 3) Would the right to health care provide governments the justification to override market mechanisms? Or said another way - 4) Would governments have to repeal anti-competitive laws that limit the supply of health care?