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Guaranteeing health care as a basic social right is not a "radical idea." In this <THREAD>, I'm going to share constitutions from across Europe that guarantee health care as a right. #MedicareForAll
Czech Republic 🇨🇿: "Everyone has the right to the protection of their health. Citizens shall have the right, on the basis of public insurance, to free medical care and to medical aids under conditions provided for by law." usoud.cz/fileadmin/user…
Italy 🇮🇹: "The Republic safeguards health as a fundamental right of the individual and as a collective interest, and guarantees free medical care to the indigent." senato.it/documenti/repo…
France 🇫🇷: "It shall guarantee to all, notably to children, mothers and elderly workers, protection of their health, material security, rest and leisure." constituteproject.org/constitution/F…
Spain 🇪🇸: "1. The right to health protection is recognized. 2. It is incumbent upon the public authorities to organize and watch over public health by means of preventive measures and the necessary benefits and services." congreso.es/portal/page/po…
Portugal 🇵🇹: "The right to health protection shall be fulfilled by means of a national health service that shall be universal...and, with particular regard to the economic and social conditions of the citizens who use it, shall tend to be free of charge." constituteproject.org/constitution/P… 
Belgium 🇧🇪: "Everyone has the right to lead a life in keeping with human dignity...the laws, federate laws and rules referred to...guarantee economic, social and cultural rights...social security, to health care and to social, medical, and legal aid." dekamer.be/kvvcr/pdf_sect…
Finland 🇫🇮: "The public authorities shall guarantee for everyone, as provided in more detail by an Act, adequate social, health and medical services and promote the health of the population." finlex.fi/fi/laki/kaanno…
Sweden 🇸🇪: "In particular, the public institutions shall secure the right to employment, housing and education, and shall promote social care and social security, as well as favourable conditions for good health." riksdagen.se/globalassets/0…
Netherlands 🇳🇱: "The authorities shall take steps to promote the health of the population." government.nl/binaries/gover…
Greece 🇬🇷: "The State shall care for the health of citizens and shall adopt special measures for the protection of youth, old age, disability and for the relief of the needy." hellenicparliament.gr/UserFiles/f3c7…
Poland 🇵🇱: "1. Everyone shall have the right to have his health protected. 2. Equal access to health care services, financed from public funds, shall be ensured by public authorities to citizens, irrespective of their material situation." sejm.gov.pl/prawo/konst/an…
Slovakia 🇸🇰: "Everyone shall have the right to protection of his or her health. The citizens shall have the right to free health care and medical equipment for disabilities on the basis of medical insurance under the terms to be laid down by a law." prezident.sk/upload-files/4…
Hungary 🇭🇺: "Every person shall have the right to physical and mental health." kormany.hu/download/f/3e/…
Slovenia 🇸🇮: "Everyone has the right to health care under conditions provided by law. The rights to health care from public funds shall be provided by law." us-rs.si/media/constitu…
Croatia 🇭🇷: "Everyone shall be guaranteed the right to health care, in conformity with law." constituteproject.org/constitution/C…
Serbia 🇷🇸: "Everyone shall have the right to protection of their mental and physical health...Health insurance, health care and establishing of health care funds shall be regulated by the law." constituteproject.org/constitution/S…
Montenegro 🇲🇪: "Everyone shall have the right to health protection." constituteproject.org/constitution/M…
Romania 🇷🇴: "1.The right to health care is guaranteed. 2.The state is obliged to take measures to ensure hygiene and public health. 3."...social insurance systems...for the protection of the individual's physical and mental health are established by law." constituteproject.org/constitution/R…
Bulgaria 🇧🇬: "1. Citizens shall have the right to health insurance guaranteeing them affordable medical care, and to use at no charge of medical services under terms and according to a procedure established by statute." unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/…
Russia 🇷🇺: "Everyone shall have the right to health protection and medical care. Medical care in State and municipal health institutions shall be rendered to citizens free of charge at the expense of the appropriate budget..." mid.ru/en/foreign_pol…
Switzerland 🇨🇭: "Confederation and the Cantons shall...ensure...every person has access to the health care that they require. Confederation and the Cantons shall ensure the adequate provision of high quality primary medical care that is accessible to all." admin.ch/opc/en/classif…
Lithuania 🇱🇹: "The State shall take care of people’s health and shall guarantee medical aid and services for the human being in the event of sickness. The procedure for providing medical aid to citizens free of charge...shall be established by law." constituteproject.org/constitution/L…
Latvia 🇱🇻: "The State shall protect human health and guarantee a basic level of medical assistance for everyone." wipo.int/edocs/lexdocs/…
Estonia 🇪🇪: "Everyone is entitled to protection of his or her health." president.ee/en/republic-of…
Ukraine 🇺🇦: "Everyone has the right to health protection, medical care and medical insurance. Health protection is ensured through state funding of the relevant social and economic, medical and sanitary, health improvement and prophylactic programmes." ccu.gov.ua/sites/default/…
Belarus 🇧🇾: "Citizens of the Republic of Belarus shall be guaranteed the right to health care, including free treatment at state health-care establishments. The State shall make health care facilities accessible to all of its citizens." constituteproject.org/constitution/B…
Macedonia 🇲🇰: "Every citizen is guaranteed the right to health care. Citizens have the right and the duty to protect and promote their own health and the health of others." eudo-citizenship.eu/NationalDB/doc…
Albania 🇦🇱: "Citizens enjoy in an equal manner the right to health care from the state." constituteproject.org/constitution/A…
Luxembourg 🇱🇺: "The law regulates as to their principles[:] social security, the protection of health, the rights of workers, [and] the struggle against poverty and social integration of citizens affected by a handicap." constituteproject.org/constitution/L…
Moldova 🇲🇩: "1. The right to health protection shall be guaranteed. 2. The minimum health insurance provided by the State shall be free." constituteproject.org/constitution/M…
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧: The UK has an unwritten constitution, but comprehensive health care is guaranteed by law. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_…
