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Healthcare is a Right<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Healthcare: For or Not for Profit?<\/p>\n
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Must Honor Human Dignity<\/p>\n
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Health care is A Gift of Self<\/p>\n
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Keep Decisions at Lowest Levels<\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n This is a controversial question. There are many competing definitions – with criticisms of each. However, one agreed understanding is that \u201chealth\u201d is more than just the absence of disease or infirmity.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n We will define health as:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/A-woman-takes-a-morning-jog-on-a-dirt-road-through-the-woods.jpg” alt=”The definition of health is a harmony of physical, social, mental, spiritual that enables a man to fulfill the mission to him.” title_text=”A woman takes a morning jog on a dirt road through the woods” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ make_equal=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” disabled_on=”off|off|on” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”20px||20px||true|false” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/A-woman-takes-a-morning-jog-on-a-dirt-road-through-the-woods.jpg” alt=”The definition of health is a harmony of physical, social, mental, spiritual that enables a man to fulfill the mission to him.” title_text=”A woman takes a morning jog on a dirt road through the woods” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text module_class=”bullets-module” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_text_color=”#054368″ custom_margin=”|40px|||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||20px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”20px|0px|||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n This is a controversial question. There are many competing definitions – with criticisms of each. However, one agreed understanding is that \u201chealth\u201d is more than just the absence of disease or infirmity.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n We will define health as:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”2-1″ module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#ffffff” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”750ms” animation_delay=”200ms” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ make_equal=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_padding=”50px||30px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”50px||30px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”20px||20px||true|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/tbel-abuseridze-eBW1nlFdZFw-unsplash.jpg” alt=”In order to comment on national healthcare, we must define healthcare.” title_text=”Picking up a prescription at a pharmacy” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.22.0″ custom_padding_tablet=”||30px” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”] [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”bullets-module” _builder_version=”4.22.0″ text_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#ffffff” custom_padding=”|||40px” custom_padding_tablet=”|||0px” custom_padding_phone=”0px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Again, a controversial question. We will define \u201chealthcare\u201d as: Maintaining or restoring health by prevention or treatment.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n By recognizing the physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual aspects of health it is clear addressing all of these is quite complex – involving an entire ecosystem of government, medical practices, laws, third parties, cultural issues, etc.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n While touching on these aspects, we will focus primarily on issues conventionally identified in the \u201cnational healthcare\u201d debate.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ custom_margin=”0px||” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” admin_label=”Section” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” 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St. John XXIII, 11)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Health<\/strong>, is “a universal right<\/strong> which means that access to healthcare services cannot be a privilege<\/strong>.”\u00a0(Pope Francis)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “[T]he complex world of modern health care in industrialized society\u2026requires continual efforts to ensure that everyone has access to health care.”\u00a0(Pope St. John Paul II, 3)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “Universal health coverage is not merely a technical goal to be achieved; it is primarily a moral imperative for societies that wish to call themselves just.”<\/span>\u00a0(Pope Leo XIV)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cdc-TDoPeUSOD1c-unsplash-small.jpg” alt=”Healthcare is a right.” title_text=”cdc-TDoPeUSOD1c-unsplash-small” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.22.0″ custom_padding_tablet=”||30px” custom_padding_phone=”20px||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”] [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ text_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#ffffff” custom_padding=”|40px|||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|||0px” custom_padding_phone=”0px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “Man has the right to bodily integrity<\/strong> and to the means necessary for the proper development of life, particularly\u2026medical care…In consequence he has the right to be looked after in the event of ill-health”.\u00a0(Pope St. John XXIII, 11)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Health<\/strong>, is “a universal right<\/strong> which means that access to healthcare services cannot be a privilege<\/strong>.”\u00a0(Pope Francis)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “[T]he complex world of modern health care in industrialized society\u2026requires continual efforts to ensure that everyone has access to health care.”\u00a0(Pope St. John Paul II, 3)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “Universal health coverage is not merely a technical goal to be achieved; it is primarily a moral imperative for societies that wish to call themselves just.”\u00a0(Pope Leo XIV)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ custom_margin=”0px||” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” admin_label=”Section” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” 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animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/A-group-of-friends-enjoying-a-hike-in-the-mountains-and-a-sunset.jpg” alt=”The common good, as the result of the three principles of human dignity, solidarity, and subsidiarity, is the criteria for healthcare.” title_text=”A group of friends enjoying a hike in the mountains and a sunset” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.22.0″ custom_padding_tablet=”||30px” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”] [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”bullets-module” _builder_version=”4.22.0″ text_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_4_font=”||||||||” 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da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”0px||20px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||50px|” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/sharon-mccutcheon-DjrtjX-obcE-unsplash.jpg” alt=”Any healthcare model, must have at its center, the dignity of the human person.” title_text=”sharon-mccutcheon-DjrtjX-obcE-unsplash” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.22.0″ custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”] [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”mosaic_width bullets-module” _builder_version=”4.22.0″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#054368″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#eb7525″ header_2_font=”||||||||” header_5_font=”||||||||” header_5_text_align=”center” text_orientation=”center” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin_phone=”|-99px||-99px” custom_margin_last_edited=”off|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||20px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” inline_fonts=”Open Sans,Playfair Display” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “The sick person is not a number: <\/strong>he or she is a person who needs humanity.”\u00a0<\/span>(Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Being made in God\u2019s image<\/strong> is “the basis not only of the unity of the human family but also of our inviolable human dignity”.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>(Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n “The root reason for human dignity lies in man\u2019s call to communion with God.” <\/span>(Gaudium et Spes, 19)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n “[M]an has in his heart a law written by God; to obey it is the very dignity of man<\/strong>“. <\/span>(Gaudium et Spes, 16)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.22.0″ background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cdc-vt7iAyiwpf0-unsplash.jpg” alt=”Solidarity means we look out for each other, including health care, out of love of neighbor.” title_text=”cdc-vt7iAyiwpf0-unsplash” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.22.0″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”] [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”mosaic_width bullets-module” _builder_version=”4.22.0″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#054368″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#eb7525″ header_2_font=”||||||||” header_5_font=”||||||||” header_5_text_align=”center” text_orientation=”center” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin_phone=”|-99px||-99px” custom_margin_last_edited=”off|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” inline_fonts=”Open Sans,Playfair Display” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nFirst, What is Health?<\/span><\/h4>\n
\n[\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.0″ text_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#ffffff” custom_padding=”||10px|40px” custom_padding_tablet=”|||0px” custom_padding_phone=”0px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nWhat is Healthcare?<\/span><\/h4>\n
Caveat<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
Is Healthcare a Right or a Privilege?<\/span><\/h4>\n
IT IS A RIGHT!<\/span><\/h4>\n
The Church Affirms This<\/h4>\n
\n[\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ make_equal=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” disabled_on=”off|off|on” module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_padding=”50px||50px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”50px||50px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”20px||40px||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cdc-TDoPeUSOD1c-unsplash-small.jpg” alt=”Healthcare is a right.” title_text=”cdc-TDoPeUSOD1c-unsplash-small” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.22.0″ custom_padding_tablet=”||30px” custom_padding_phone=”20px||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]
\n[\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.0″ text_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#ffffff” custom_padding=”|40px|10px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|||0px” custom_padding_phone=”0px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nThe Church Affirms This<\/h4>\n
What’s the Best Way to Provide Healthcare?<\/span><\/h4>\n
This is a Critical Question!<\/span><\/h2>\n
\u201cThe true measure of humanity<\/strong> is essentially determined in relationship to suffering and to the sufferer<\/strong>. This holds true both for the individual<\/strong> and for society<\/strong>.\u201d<\/h5>\n
Pope Benedict XVI, 38<\/a><\/h5>\n
The Church Provides Criteria, Not an Answer<\/span>
<\/span><\/h4>\n\u201cThe church does not have technical solutions to offer<\/strong>\u201d.<\/h5>\n
Pope Benedict XVI, 9<\/a><\/h5>\n
\n[\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.0″ text_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#ffffff” custom_padding=”||10px|40px” custom_padding_tablet=”|||0px” custom_padding_phone=”0px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nThe Criteria is the Common Good<\/span><\/h4>\n
The Common Good<\/strong><\/span>…as discerned through the lens of the<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n
three principles of Catholic Social Teaching –<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Human Dignity | <\/strong><\/span>Solidarity | <\/strong><\/span>Subsidiarity<\/strong><\/h5>\n
How Should We Apply Catholic Social Teaching to Healthcare?<\/span><\/h4>\n
\u201c<\/span>Life and physical health are precious gifts<\/strong> entrusted to us by God. We must take reasonable care of them\u201d.<\/h5>\n
Catechism of Catholic Church, 2288<\/a><\/h5>\n
\n[\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.22.0″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#054368″ custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px|” custom_padding_tablet=”20px||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nHuman Dignity<\/h2>\n
\u201c<\/span><\/span>Human Dignity, rooted in a correct view of the human person, is the prime principle<\/strong> of the Catholic social doctrine.<\/span><\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n
(CCC, 1700)<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n
\n[\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.22.0″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#054368″ custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px|” custom_padding_tablet=”20px||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nSolidarity<\/h2>\n
\u201c<\/span><\/span>Solidarity helps us to see the \u2018other\u2019<\/strong>\u2026as our \u2018neighbor\u2019\u2026on a par with ourselves, in the banquet of life<\/span><\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n
(Pope St. John Paul II, 39)<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n