Behinds Quote by Al Gore

We have never seen health as a right. It has been conceived as a privilege, available only to those who can afford it. This…

— Shirley Chisholm

Medical care for the entire country seems to me a basic right. If every other country in the West can do it, why can't…

— Paul Auster

No single person, including the President of the United States, should ever be given the power to make a medical decision for potentially millions…

— Ron Paul

I'm strongly for a patient Bill of Rights. Decisions ought to be made by doctors, not accountants.

— Anonymous

The American people in Congress have got to ask themselves a very simple question. Why are we the only major country on earth not…

— Bernie Sanders

Health care in America must be a right, not a privilege.

— Bernie Sanders

Medical professionals, not insurance company bureaucrats, should be making health care decisions.

— Barbara Boxer

Patient autonomy is paramount to the oath that we take when we enter the profession of medicine. That is why I am appalled when…

— Ami Bera

Obamacare is bureaucrats getting between you and your doctor, and that's what Americans most dislike about this legislation.

— Jim Jordan

Politicians should not be making personal medical decisions for other people.

— Leana S. Wen

I mean, everybody should have access to medical care. And, you know, it shouldn't be such a big deal.

— Paul Farmer

We believe that health care is a right, not a privilege.

— Tom Perez