The Immorality of ObamaCare

Many people have argued against ObamaCare on several grounds. Some claim it isn’t necessary, others claim that government-run health care will be worse than what we have today, and still others say that the new government program is too expensive. Today I’m going to make an argument from a different perspective.

The ObamaCare proposals in Congress are immoral for three major reasons

The primary argument I will make is against the fundamental assumption that health care is a “right” to which all men are entitled. It is not, and it cannot be. Look at the rights enumerated in the Declaration of Independence… Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. All of these things belong to individuals only. Health care is strikingly different, because health care is a service provided by others. To say that we have a “right” to health care is to say that doctors MUST treat us whether we can pay or not. Does anybody honestly believe that we have a RIGHT to a portion of a doctor’s life and labor? We do not. Nobody has a “right” to the products and/or services of another human being… otherwise the concept of theft has no meaning.

It is immoral to demand that another person MUST give you what you want… when mandated by law, it becomes the immorality of force. Is it moral to use force, even the force of government, to obtain something you want that belongs to another? No.

This is the central point that must be understood… stealing a portion of another’s life is morally wrong, regardless of need or motivation.


I understand that the ObamaCare bills require us to purchase insurance rather than making it free, but numerous “subsidies” will be given to those who cannot afford the premiums. This goes back to the central point outlined above… stealing from another for your own benefit is morally wrong, even if that theft is accomplished by government. In this case, money will be taken from taxpayers to pay for the insurance premiums of others. Regardless of HOW the money is taken or the purpose for which it is used, that theft remains immoral and wrong.

Finally, the bill penalizes insurance companies and reduces their ability to earn a profit. How? By removing their ability to manage the risks they take when issuing a policy. Remember that insurance is a numbers game… the company is taking a risk that eventually they’ll have to pay out more to you than you paid in premiums. Under ObamaCare, insurance companies could not refuse a policy to somebody with a pre-existing condition... such as the cancer the doctor just diagnosed her with. Without the ability to NOT sell insurance to a bad risk, they lose the ability to manage their own profitability, and ultimately the ability to survive in a turbulent market.

The assumption that health care is a right lies at the heart of what is wrong and immoral about ObamaCare. Nobody can claim a right to the property or services of another person… period. The United States Congress is in the process of legalizing theft and indentured servitude in the United States… as long as the victim is a doctor, nurse, hospital, or health insurance company.