Include healthcare as fundamental right in Constitution: Sajith proposes

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By Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera

Colombo, March 6 (Daily Mirror) - Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa today proposed that health and healthcare facilities be included in the Constitution as a fundamental right just as civic and political rights.

Speaking during the committee stage debate of the Health Ministry, he told Parliament that the Constitution has a narrow definition of human rights which states only civic and political rights.

He said it is time for Sri Lanka to include health and healthcare facilities as fundamental rights in the Constitution and added that the Opposition will support the government in such a move.

"It can be done through an amendment to the Constitution or include it in the new Constitution promised by the government. We will give our fullest support fir that," he said.

Premadasa said it is also important to give a broader definition of human rights, covering all sectors such as economic, social, religious, cultural, health and education.

Comments - 13

Rasi Thursday, 06 March 2025 12:32 PM

Most politicians' brains work only when they are in the opposition.

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Rip Winkle Thursday, 06 March 2025 03:09 PM

Some politicians are being propped up from behind by their wives and sisters.

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Kikazaru Thursday, 06 March 2025 12:48 PM

There is no need to include such clauses in the constitution. Health care and education are a human right. He get ropes long enough to hang from his telephone buddies.

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Nihal S Thursday, 06 March 2025 12:50 PM

Not only health, should include all essential areas such as education, access to sanitation, shelter etc. But do we have resources to implement them? If not it will be only in the paper without ground realities.

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martin Thursday, 06 March 2025 12:58 PM

Lets put LGBTQ too

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Harsha Thursday, 06 March 2025 01:09 PM

What he says is absolutely correct. There is a difference between daydreaming and doing work. Problem is dreamers keep dreaming and people doing work do their work. Both those cannot be mixed up for a developing country. Especially that went bankrupt.

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mnsmart Thursday, 06 March 2025 01:25 PM

must include protection from fake politicians as well

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Foot note Thursday, 06 March 2025 01:44 PM

Bring the new good constitution as promised asap and let justice prevail. All rights will be secured.

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Posonpala Thursday, 06 March 2025 02:21 PM

Socialist Sajith. More left wing than the leftist party. A constitution cannot make promises it cannot keep not afford. Human Rights charters should be separated

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Ram P Thursday, 06 March 2025 02:26 PM

Please don't include what Sajith sugests in the Constitution. The way the Doctor attempt to go overseas for employment and the way they demand wage increases etc it will be difficult to keep up. If it can be included that all those Doctors who pass out from local Universities must serve the country for minimum of 15 years, and failure to comply is made a breach of FR of the public whose money was spent to educate them, then include what Sajith suggests

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roobarbie Thursday, 06 March 2025 04:06 PM

Stupid boy! Where has he lived all these years? Sri Lanka has been operating a free health care system for several decades. Compare it with some foreign countries where free health care is non existent, even in the so called West, especially the USA.. Yes we need to put more resources into it, but all ruling politicians including his ancestors and himself, their cronies in politics have been for decades robbing the treasury for personal use instead of developing and improving health care. That is where the problem is. Put money in public services and health care, education, housing, not in the foreign banks and private accounts of politicians.

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Bernard Jayatilake Thursday, 06 March 2025 08:54 PM

A new Constitution may be enacted at the tail end of the mandate of the present President and the Government after enjoying all the perks and privileges attached to those posts and who is the fool to abandon them half-way through the period of 5 years?

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Lawry Thursday, 06 March 2025 11:44 PM

The opposition leader Mr. Premadasa should take some corrective measures over MP. ARCHUNA. His toxic, obnoxious out bursts in his jarring voice disrupt the parliamentary proceedings. His insulting words in Tamil language clearly ruines the harmony amongst the MPs. Please initiate a no confidence motion. This will be for the benefit of the Tamil people

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