Assignment 9/7/20 2

It has been established that the Right to Health Care is not a guaranteed right in American law. Despite this, there have been many legal enactments that have incrementally moved in that direction without expressly granting it. After reviewing the background readings as well as doing your own research, draft a **1- 2-page (single-spaced)** position statement on whether the right to health care should be guaranteed in the United States. Be sure to include some discussion of ethics behind your position, including a discussion of ethical principles. You will not be graded on which side you choose, but you must support your position with reputable and reliable sources; this is not an opinion piece.

Please review the following document on how to draft a position paper; you are expected to follow the outline that is located within this document.

Xavier University Library. (2014). How to write a position paper. Retrieved from https://www.xavier.edu/library/students/documents/position_paper.pdf

Required Readings

Harris, D. M. (2014). Using the law to promote our policy goals and ethical principles. In Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Law & Ethics (pp. 3-10). Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press. Retrieved from the Trident Online Library.

Jahn, W. G. (2011). The 4 basic ethical principles that apply to forensic activities are respect for autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice. Journal of Chiropractic Medicine, 10(3), 225-226. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4863255/

Ruger, J. P., Ruger, T. W., & Annas, G. J. (2015). The elusive right to health care under U.S. law. The New England Journal of Medicine, 372(26), 2558-2563. Retrieved from the Trident Online Library.

Showalter, J. S. (2017). The Anglo-American legal system. In The Law of Healthcare Administration (pp. 1-23). Chicago: Health Administration Press. Retrieved from the Trident Online Library.

Showalter, J. S. (2017). Health reform, access to care, and admission and discharge. In The Law of Healthcare Administration (pp. 61-79). Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press. Retrieved from the Trident Online Library.

Note: This is a partial chapter.