In their essay, Sam Fleishacker and Sherry Glied argue that the right to healthcare is based in freedom, saying, "If health care is a condition for the ability to make free choices, then there is a case for a right to health care that even libertarians should respect." This claim helps to illustrate their commitment to making an argument that both traditional rightists and leftists can get behind. In your essay, identify one of the arguments that that the authors make to defend their claim that healthcare is a right based in freedom. Then, develop one objection to the argument you've selected. What should the authors say in response?

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The Answer is Identify one of the authors' arguments for the claim that healthcare is a right based in freedom (arguments found in the sections "The Significance of Freedom," "From Welfare Rights to a Healthcare Right," and "A Right Too Much?")
Develop an objection to the identified argument
Explore at least one potential response to the objection

In Their Essay, Sam Fleishacker and Sherry Glied Argue That