Endorsing the Concept

Physicians for a National Health Program link
Citizens Council On Health Care link
American Medical Student Association link
HealthWrights link1 link2
NY State Constitution, Article 15 Secn 290 link
National Breast Cancer Coalition link
8,000 doctors calling for NHI link
National Health Care for the Homeless link
Center for Economic and Social Rights link
Physicians for Human Rights link
United Methodist Church link
DISABILITY WORLD link A bimonthly web-zine of international disability news and views
Catholics for a Free Choice link
IL Campaign for Better Health Care link
North Carolina Committee to Defend Health Care link
Single Payer Action Network, Ohio link
Maine Consumers for Affordable Health Care link
Health Care for All Massachusetts link
COACT Board Declares Health Care a Right link
NY Student Nurses Assoc link
Ascension Health link
Catholic conference of KY link
National Commission on Correctional Health Care, Prisoners Constitutional Right to HC link
72 State organizations in North Carolina, including NC AARP, NC AFL-CIO, NC Council of Churches and several state health professional organizations link
Common Sense foundation link
Consumers for Affordable Health Care, Maine link

A FEW PROMINENT INDIVIDUAL ENDORSERS

Congressman Pete Stark (D-CA, sponsor HJ Res 30) link
Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr (D-CA ,co-sponsor HJ Res 30) link
Twenty-nine additional US Congresspeople signing on to HJ Res 30 link
Jocelyn Elders link
Sen. John Kerry (Democratic Presidential Candidate 2004) link>
Rev. Jesse Jackson, amendment to Natl Constitution link
Dennis Kucinich Committee for President link
Iowa Governor Vilsak 2005 Speech of Jan 10, 2006
Washington Governor Christine Gregoire (D) link
Al Sharpton Committee for President Speech Jan 10, 2006
Dennis Kucinich (pages 120 and 123 of his book) no web link
Suzanne Landis, MD, MPH, who helped start Project Access in NC's Buncombe County link
Marvin M. Lipman, M.D., Physician and Patient Advocate for Consumers Union. Dr. Lipman stated in his first column for 2004 that he believes health care to be a human right link
Dean Hartwell (political commentary, (CA) link

A FEW OF THE INTERNATIONAL ENDORSERS

Asian Social Forum link
Global Health Watch link
Peoples Health Movement link
South African human rights commission link
The right to health is fundamental to the physical and mental well-being of all individuals and is a necessary condition for the exercise of other human rights including the pursuit of an adequate standard of living.
EU and German argument for right to HC against scarcity of resource arguments link
Right to Health Care Campaign- India link
international planned parenthood federation link
UN Forum, Women's-Rights List link
Canadian Labour Congress link
Bibliography for health as a human right by WHO link

Endorsers and Supporters of the "Right to Health Care".

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Organizations endorsing the concept of the "Right to Health Care"

Physicians for a National Health Program link

Citizens Council On Health Care link

American Medical Student Association link

HealthWrights link1 link2

NY State Constitution, Article 15 Secn 290 link

National Breast Cancer Coalition link

8,000 doctors calling for NHI link

National Health Care for the Homeless link

Center for Economic and Social Rights link

Physicians for Human Rights link

United Methodist Church link

DISABILITY WORLD link A bimonthly web-zine of international disability news and views

Catholics for a Free Choice link

IL Campaign for Better Health Care link

North Carolina Committee to Defend Health Care link

Single Payer Action Network, Ohio link

Maine Consumers for Affordable Health Care link

Health Care for All Massachusetts link

COACT Board Declares Health Care a Right link

NY Student Nurses Assoc link

Ascension Health link

Catholic conference of KY link

National Commission on Correctional Health Care, Prisoners Constitutional Right to HC link

72 State organizations in North Carolina, including NC AARP, NC AFL-CIO, NC Council of Churches and several state health professional organizations link

Common Sense foundation link

Consumers for Affordable Health Care, Maine link

A FEW PROMINENT INDIVIDUAL ENDORSERS

Congressman Pete Stark (D-CA, sponsor HJ Res 30) link

Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr (D-CA ,co-sponsor HJ Res 30) link

Twenty-nine additional US Congresspeople signing on to HJ Res 30 link

Jocelyn Elders link

Sen. John Kerry (Democratic Presidential Candidate 2004) link>

Rev. Jesse Jackson, amendment to Natl Constitution link

Dennis Kucinich Committee for President link

Iowa Governor Vilsak 2005 Speech of Jan 10, 2006

Washington Governor Christine Gregoire (D) link

Al Sharpton Committee for President Speech Jan 10, 2006

Dennis Kucinich (pages 120 and 123 of his book) no web link

Suzanne Landis, MD, MPH, who helped start Project Access in NC's Buncombe County link

Marvin M. Lipman, M.D., Physician and Patient Advocate for Consumers Union. Dr. Lipman stated in his first column for 2004 that he believes health care to be a human right link

Dean Hartwell (political commentary, (CA) link

A FEW OF THE INTERNATIONAL ENDORSERS

Asian Social Forum link

Global Health Watch link

Peoples Health Movement link

South African human rights commission link The right to health is fundamental to the physical and mental well-being of all individuals and is a necessary condition for the exercise of other human rights including the pursuit of an adequate standard of living.

EU and German argument for right to HC against scarcity of resource arguments link

Right to Health Care Campaign- India link

international planned parenthood federation link

UN Forum, Women's-Rights List link

Canadian Labour Congress link

Bibliography for health as a human right by WHO link

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South African human rights commission link
The right to health is fundamental to the physical and mental well-being of all individuals and is a necessary condition for the exercise of other human rights including the pursuit of an adequate standard of living.