Debate: Is Health Care a Right or a Privilege?

Read the Debate Issue: Take a Stand on page $268$ in your text. The class will be split into two teams based on alphabetical order of your last name. One team will argue for the first point, and the other will argue for the opposing view.

This debate revolves around an increasingly important question: Is government$-$provided health care a universal right?

Team $1$: Those with last names beginning with the letters A$-$H

This team will argue point $1$ in your text: Because healthcare protects life, it is a fundamental right and should therefore be ensured by the federal government.

Team $2$: Those with last names beginning with the letters J$-$Z

This team will argue point $2$ in your text: Health care is a privilege and should not be provided by the government because of the high costs involved.