The Following Questions for Readings: "Rights to Health Care, Social

question 44

Multiple Choice

The Following Questions For Readings: "Rights to Health Care, Social Justice, and Fairness in Health Care Allocations: Frustrations in the Face of Finitude," H. Tristram Engelhardt Jr.
-Engelhardt distinguishes between losses that people suffer because of bad fortune and those caused by unfairness. The former do not establish a duty of aid to the unfortunate, but the latter may

• A) constitute claims on others.
• B) establish a duty of the state to render aid.
• C) establish a duty of the state to provide an absolute minimum of health care.
• D) constitute very restricted claims on others.

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