It might be said that availability of non-toxic food was considered a right under the FDA rules.
Conversely, access the Justicel system is considered a Constitutional right (ofttimes for some more than 'others'), but has evolved into a largely for-profit arrangement for everyone, regardless.
About food, a minimal degree of nutrition for those that cannot provide it for themselves is mainly a charitable effort in the US. Otherwise, there have been programs like SNAP to provide assistance.
Whatever the practical ethically sound response should be is open for debate, Ayn Rand and Henny Penny notwithstanding.
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Last edited by Pio1980; 03-28-2017 at 09:47 AM.
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