So I Can't Show You How, Exactly, Health Care Is A Basic Human Right. But What I Can Argue Is That No One Should Have To Die Of A Disease That Is Treatable. - SearchQuotes

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So I can't show you how, exactly, health care is a basic human right. But what I can argue is that no one should have to die of a disease that is treatable.

Paul Farmer

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