The Equal Worth of Every Human Life

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Why should so many people suffer and die from ailments for which care exists?

Based on the book, A Matter of Life and Death, this conversation unpacks the consequences of profit-driven healthcare, weighing the possibilities and limits of law, the governmental responsibilities, and what more equitable systems of public care might look like.

Recognising health as a right begins with recognising the equal worth of every human being, and making care a matter of collective, public responsibility. The session asks why so many, from people living with homelessness, leprosy,…