[Butter]

I'm sorry I missed the universal healthcare debate.

Isn't the first right in the Declaration of Independence the right to "life"? Does that right only mean that once you are conceived, you have the right to be born? Or does it only mean that you have the right to not be killed by an illegal act that the government was formed to protect?

The more broad interpretation would seem to protect people's right to not die by allowing them access to healthcare. And if you are going to force people to carry fetuses to viability, don't you also have a responsibility to cover the cost of the care of the mother through birthing the child?

I understand that healthcare is a lot more complex than this, but I would like some interpretations of what the right to "life" really means.