And Justice (and Healthcare) for All
7 Sep, 09 | by Iain Brassington
A convicted double murderer has won the right to have cosmetic surgery to remove a birthmark on the NHS. Good. Predictably, the foaming-at-the-mouth brigade is having a field day with this in the comments section of the Daily Fail’s coverage. Equally predictably, they’re wrong.
The reason is straightforwardly to do with considerations of rights and justice. I’m going to assume - fairly safely, I think - that the nub of the criticism is that being a convicted murderer means you lose the entitlement to certain social rights and benefits. (Indeed, I’ve overheard many people at the bar saying things along the lines that, if you break the law, you lose all human rights - and it was only because I was busy serving other people that I could restrain myself from saying something withering in reply.)
The loss of rights claim is easily put to bed. more…
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
