According to the principle of fair opportunity, universal healthcare should only be provided if it can provide for people with every sort of disability (Principle of Bioethics, p. 264). Due to the limited availability of resources and the expense of medical facilities and treatments, it is extremely unlikely that this condition can be met so that egalitarianism is upheld.

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Pro: Countries which have instituted universal health care have been showing signs of strain (in terms of resources) and are unable to provide adequate services to all patients.

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Pro: When something cannot be equally provided, egalitarianism would permit "levelling down" to achieve equality (Egalitarianism and the Levelling Down Objection, p. 246). This would leave people worse off than they were originally.

Demo Classroom Debate: Medical Ethics

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When something cannot be equally provided, egalitarianism would permit "levelling down" to achieve equality (Egalitarianism and the Levelling Down Objection, p. 246). This would leave people worse off than they were originally.

Countries which have instituted universal health care have been showing signs of strain (in terms of resources) and are unable to provide adequate services to all patients.

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Pro claim 1

When something cannot be equally provided, egalitarianism would permit "levelling down" to achieve equality (Egalitarianism and the Levelling Down Objection, p. 246). This would leave people worse off than they were originally.

Pro claim 2, children below

Countries which have instituted universal health care have been showing signs of strain (in terms of resources) and are unable to provide adequate services to all patients.