right to healthcare
noun phraseUK /raɪt tə ˈhelθkeə/
US /raɪt tə ˈhelθker/
The belief that everyone should be able to get help from doctors when they are sick.
Many countries believe the right to healthcare means no one is turned away from a hospital.
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2. A legal claim that governments must provide medical services to citizens.
The constitution guarantees the right to healthcare for all citizens.
3. The principle that cost should not stop people from seeing a doctor.
Activists argued that the right to healthcare protects poor families.
4. A human rights idea recognized by international agreements.
The declaration lists the right to healthcare among basic human rights.