This week Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid declared that his chamber’s health care bill “acknowledges, finally, that health care is a fundamental right—a human right—and not just a privilege for the most fortunate.” Senior Editor Jacob Sullum says Reid’s premise, which is shared by President Obama, explains the moral urgency felt by supporters of the health care overhaul that is making its way through Congress. Sullum argues that it also reveals a radical assault on the traditional American understanding of rights
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New at Reason: Jacob Sullum on the ‘Right’ to Health Care
