Comments on: Dignitude http://duncancross.net/2009/07/dignitude/ ill. humored. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:05:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kim http://duncancross.net/2009/07/dignitude/comment-page-1/#comment-1403 Kim Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:08:09 +0000 http://duncancross.net/?p=1929#comment-1403 Every human being has inherent dignity, the key is to find a health care system that recognizes the dignity that already exists. The health care system does not bestow it. Yes! : ) Every human being has inherent dignity, the key is to find a health care system that recognizes the dignity that already exists. The health care system does not bestow it.

Yes!

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]]> By: “Patients Are Always Left Out” « The Bag of Health and Politics http://duncancross.net/2009/07/dignitude/comment-page-1/#comment-1397 “Patients Are Always Left Out” « The Bag of Health and Politics Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:27:56 +0000 http://duncancross.net/?p=1929#comment-1397 [...] Paul Ryan (R), “put patients first” by relegating them to the back of the room. According to the blogger Duncan, who attended the event, the moderator asked right wing question after right wing [...] [...] Paul Ryan (R), “put patients first” by relegating them to the back of the room. According to the blogger Duncan, who attended the event, the moderator asked right wing question after right wing [...]

]]> By: chekoala http://duncancross.net/2009/07/dignitude/comment-page-1/#comment-1396 chekoala Sat, 18 Jul 2009 05:35:18 +0000 http://duncancross.net/?p=1929#comment-1396 Hi Duncan I read with interest the debate currently underway in the USA regarding health responsibilities and health insurance. I am in Australia and all the more appreciate the Medicare safety net here after reading many USA patients' blogs over recent weeks. It's a long way from a perfect system here and there are definite pushes to try to erode the health care protection here by replacing it with pharmaceutical commerce but nothing like what you guys in the USA must contend with. I notice it is the 60th anniversary this year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - I am not well enough versed in it to know whether the US of A is a signatory to it (one would hope so but...). To me Articles 22 and 25 get to the heart of why it is not appropriate for health responsibilities be left to the vagaries of 'market forces'. Article 22. * Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality. Article 25. * (1) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control. All the best with your advocacy and lobbying. Hi Duncan

I read with interest the debate currently underway in the USA regarding health responsibilities and health insurance. I am in Australia and all the more appreciate the Medicare safety net here after reading many USA patients’ blogs over recent weeks. It’s a long way from a perfect system here and there are definite pushes to try to erode the health care protection here by replacing it with pharmaceutical commerce but nothing like what you guys in the USA must contend with.

I notice it is the 60th anniversary this year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – I am not well enough versed in it to know whether the US of A is a signatory to it (one would hope so but…). To me Articles 22 and 25 get to the heart of why it is not appropriate for health responsibilities be left to the vagaries of ‘market forces’.

Article 22.

* Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality.

Article 25.

* (1) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.

All the best with your advocacy and lobbying.

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