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PARVFAN asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 9 years ago

Needs, wants and rights, all the same thing?

Life, liberty and pursuit of happiness are rights. Marriage, health care and abortions are wants/needs??Not everything can be a right.

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
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    No, they are not the same thing. Good points.

  • 9 years ago

    'Life, liberty and pursuit of happiness are rights. Marriage, health care and abortions are wants/needs??Not everything can be a right.'

    This is a grossly inaccurate and simplistic rendition. I applaud you for trying to sort these things out, but you haven't yet pierced the surface.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Marriage gives benefits from the government - especially tax incentives.

    14th amendment says we need to treat people equally.

    ergo: Unequal marriage laws = unequal treatment

    Opponents would have much more ground to stand on if they also supported getting government completely out of the marriage benefit incentive game.

    Healthcare ensures that you will live - which is why it is illegal to refuse treatment to anyone and a big reason for the high cost of healthcare - since many cannot afford it and leave everyone else holding the bag.

    Conflating abortion with this issue is a fallacy.

  • 9 years ago

    Not all the same thing. By including the former, the Progressives have destroyed the latter.

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