The right to health is the right that citizens enjoy according to law to protect their health from illegal infringement. Physical health is an important guarantee for citizens to participate in social activities and engage in civil activities. Protecting citizens' right to health means protecting citizens' body functions and organs from illegal infringement.
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The right to health means that the government must create conditions to make everyone as healthy as possible. These conditions include ensuring access to health services, healthy and safe working conditions, adequate housing and nutritious food. The right to health does not mean the right to good health.
The right to health is enshrined in many international and regional human rights treaties and national constitutions around the world.
For natural persons, they have the right to keep their physiological functions normal and their health status inviolable. Its contents mainly include the right to maintain health and the right to control health interests under certain circumstances.
The right to health is the most basic human right enjoyed by citizens. It is one of the foundations for citizens to enjoy all rights. If the right to health is not guaranteed, then other rights of citizens can not be realized or difficult to realize. Protecting citizens' right to health is the common task of China's criminal law, civil law and other departmental laws. Illegal violation of citizens' right to health must bear corresponding civil and criminal legal responsibilities.
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