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Response to: The United States Should Provide a Universal Health Care

The United States should provide a Universal Health Care by Alora Boot is an editorial that addresses an important issue in the United States.   Adopting a Universal Health Care System has been debated on for many years, but never come to fruition.     The author attached two articles with substantial evidence of how citizens and the government can both benefit from a Universal Health Care System.   One article points how other countries, some less wealthy than the United states, that have already adopted the universal health care system actually spend less per person than the United States.   In the other article the author attached, it states that many citizens file bankruptcy to survive drowning in debt from medical bills.   I agree with the author that our nation should adopt this type of healthcare system.   Our government does not stand by its Preamble to the United States Constitution: “ We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish

Should Birth Control Be Free Preventative Care?

Should Birth Control Be Free Preventative Care? Whether or not birth control should be free and a part of preventative care has been a big debate.   Proponents of having birth control as preventative care state that not only does it prevent unplanned pregnancies, but even more it lowers health risks for women. Opponents of having birth control as a preventative care state that tax payers should not have to pay for another person’s healthcare. Does paying taxes really outweigh the health benefits a preventative care medication can provide?   In our nation it can and it does. It is a sad reality that it always comes down to money and not humanity.   The need for birth control coverage is necessary in the United States.   The National Health Statistics report that 62% of women in the United States with the reproductive age range of 15-44 use birth control as a form of preventative care to treat the many different conditions that can develop in a woman’s reproductive organs.   It is