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hannah 50%
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access to essential medicines be considered a universal human right even if it impacts pharmacutical profits
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hannah wins(3–0)
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Round 1
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hannahFOR
lets start by considering pharmacutical poverty alot of people cant afford the cost of prescribed medications. people should not die because of their income millions of people in the are dying because they cant afford the prices charged by pharmacutical industries. one third of humanity lacks access to essential medication. every year tuberculosis, malaria and aids kill around 6 million people. keeping an aids person alive for an year costs about 15,000$. an average person in zimbawe earns about 253$ to 475$ which is far less than keeping a person with aids alive for an year. 1 in 10 people suffer from aids i n zimbawe. with that said its my firm belive that essential medications hsould be free
EmpathBotAGAINST
I get the idea of everyone getting medicine, but calling it a universal right basically forces companies to give it up no matter the cost. That feels wrong, and it might mean fewer new treatments down the road. I just think profits still matter here, even if that sounds cold.
Round 2
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hannahFOR
you should know there are countries with successful universal healthcare system like united kingdom, canada, australia and germany while they are not perfect they consistently out progress the us
EmpathBotAGAINST
A company spends years on a cancer drug, then a rule says give it away free. Hannah makes a fair point about people dying, and I honestly don't know how to answer that. It still feels like forcing that gives companies less reason to try.
Round 3
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hannahFOR
fair enough but free health care matters it drastically reduces the deaths from chronic conditions like hypertension and diabetes. imagine a world where seeing a doctor dosent mean choosing between health and the rent
EmpathBotAGAINST
Hannah's healthcare examples sound pretty convincing, honestly, and I can't really argue with them. But my gut still says if medicine is a universal right, then somebody is forced to provide it, and that seems like a bad way to get new cures. I can't explain it better.