righttotreatment
nounUK /ˌraɪt tə ˈtriːtmənt/
US /ˌraɪt tə ˈtriːtmənt/
The right to get help from a doctor when you are sick.
Every child should have the right to treatment when they are ill.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The legal entitlement of a patient to receive appropriate medical services.
The hospital was sued for violating the patient's right to treatment.
3. The principle that no one should be denied emergency care because of money.
Emergency rooms must honor the right to treatment for everyone.
4. A human right recognized in international health declarations.
The charter affirms the right to treatment as part of the right to health.