Blog #16: Opposing viewpoints & your topic for Life: The Book

Well personally i don't think that health care is the hugest issue in my subject right now since the creation of the first synthetic cell is so new and unpopular, but possibly in the future health care will have a huge impact on it. If we have a Universal health care we could possibly be able to generate new cells and vaccines through my topic and get them for cheap. After all, would it be great "to have life-saving surgeries and not worry that you might have to sell your car or go late on your rent?" I really loved when Helen Redmond said "We are not free." This is very true right now with health care and if we had a universal health care we would be free. If we got sick and had a vaccine developed through creating cells, universal health care would cover it. That'd be great. The biggest thing that the creation of cells could do is mass produce vaccines, and since "more than 18,000 Americans die every year from preventable illnesses..." a lot of vaccines would be great to have. With universal health care nobody would be afraid to ask for them and that means 18,000 people a year would get to enjoy life.

However i do understand how some people 'deserve' health care and others do not. "If health care is a fundamental right, equality under the law would seem to require that everyone have the same level of care, regardless of their resources." This really does show how richer people that try so much harder do really deserve more that people that do not try as hard, i completely agree with this. To be honest, with all of the articles saying that health care is not a fundamental right do not stick out or touch me as much as the others. I really just feel like health care is a right and people do deserve to get proper health care. However they do make me feel like people that try a lot harder should receive better health care so i think that we need to work that in. Maybe if you work more hours or have a certain pay you receive better coverage than if you don't, but every one does have very good coverage for at least things like vaccines.