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Originally Posted by the_only_turek_fan
Where is it in the American constitution that health care is a human right?
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The constitution does not speak to human rights. The Bill of Rights - the first 10 amendments to the constitution - speak to the rights afforded to citizens of the United States of America. These are not general human rights, but rights afforded and protected by the government. The US constitution has been shown to be a flawed document when it comes to human rights. Might have something to do with it being drafted to appease a bunch of white elitist slave owners.
People also conflate the expression "pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness" as a defense for the medicare-for-all concept. While I agree that it is impossible to have life, liberty, or happiness without having access to basic services like healthcare, this is not mentioned in the constitution. The passage in question comes from the Declaration of Independence, which does not frame our institutions nor afford protections like the constitution.