In the US, the Right to Health is in Peril

Expand Protesters rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. during US House voting on the American Health Care Act, which would repeal major parts of the 2000 Affordable Care Act know as Obamacare, May 4, 2017. © 2017 REUTERS/Yuri Gripas On February 5, President Donald Trump will deliver the annual State of the Union address. One thing is clear: two years after his inauguration, the right to health in America is in peril. The right to health does not guarantee a right to be healthy, but it does oblige governments to enact policies promoting available and affordable basic health services without…

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