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Medical Law Essay  

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Medical Law Essay An immediate response to such a question would be that it is undeniably the responsibility of any modern state authority to provide healthcare to its citizens. This right could perhaps be regarded as one of the basic rights any member of a state is entitled to. As a result of their citizenship, they may call upon the state authorities to take up any required duties regarding their health. However, such assumptions raise some pertinent questions. Firstly, in this country, the state authority responsible for our health is the National Health Service (NHS). What can we as citizens of this country reasonably expect from them? How much healthcare are we entitled to, and what are their exact duties to provide us with it? For example, does the NHS have a duty to provide us with the absolute best care, or just the minimum? More importantly, how much of any...

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