IRM1501 Assignment 2 Semester 1

IRM1501 Assignment 2 Semester 1 2022 The constitutional right to have access to health care services in South Africa The right to have access to health care services is a basic human right guaranteed by the Constitution. Section 27 of the Constitution provides that everyone has the right to have access to health care services, including reproductive health care services and no one may be refused emergency medical treatment. The right to health is fundamental to the physical and mental well-being of all individuals and is a necessary condition for the exercise of other human rights1 including the pursuit of an adequate standard of living. The right to health care services is provided for in three sections of the South African Constitution. These provide for access to health care se