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    It is not the case that Multiple rival philosophical theories of human rights can support the inclusion of health as a human right.

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    • 1.Control-based (will) theories require rights-holders to be capable of waiving or exercising their rights, which unconscious or severely ill patients cannot do.
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    • 2.A right that cannot be exercised or waived by its holder fails the core criterion of will theories, making health an unsuitable candidate under that framework.
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    • 3.Therefore, will theories do not genuinely support health as a human right, undermining the claim of convergence across rival theories.
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    • 1.James Nickel and others argue that universal human rights must be enforceable against identifiable duty-bearers, yet the positive obligations entailed by a right to health lack determinate addressees.
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    • 2.When rival theories converge on a right only by radically reinterpreting their own foundational criteria, the convergence reflects conceptual stretching rather than genuine theoretical support.
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    • 1.Interest-based theories of human rights can be interpreted to support health as a human right.
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    • 2.Control-based theories of human rights can be interpreted to support health as a human right.
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    • 3.Dignity-based theories of human rights can be interpreted to support health as a human right.
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