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Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Ethical Theory: Persons, Ethical Rules and Principles -- Chapter 3. The Right to Health Care -- Chapter 4. Applying the Framework -- Chapter 5. Providing the Services -- Chapter 6. Health Care Professionals -- Chapter 7. Health Care Institutions -- Chapter 8. Implications for Members of Society.

This article provides an analysis of the history of constitutional interpretation in the United States, and reveals that any right Americans have to health care is a political rather than constitutional right.

An analysis of the history of constitutional interpretation in the United States reveals that any right Americans have to health care is a political rather than constitutional right.

Health is indispensable for living a life of dignity. Currently, there is an almost universal commitment to the right to health (care). However, despite the growing legal recognition of this right, empirical evidence suggests that, as a whole, the implementation of the right to health (care) remains largely rhetorical at the domestic level. For example, although China ratified the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in 2001, relatively little attention has been paid to the domestic implementation of the right to health (care). Violations of this right were also identified in reality. Given that China?s health care reform is entering the so-called ?deep-water? zone, it is essential for the Chinese government to investigate how to guarantee everyone equal access to health care.00'Advancing the Right to Health Care in China' analyses the role of accountability, a Western concept that has recently been introduced to China, in advancing the right to health care in light of China?s unique political, legal and social background