MADRE has written a piece at RHRealityCheck putting yesterday’s Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act into a global context.

In the hurry by news organizations to cover the decision yesterday, this may all seem like political theater. But the US has a clear and crucial responsibility under international law to guarantee its peoples’ right to health and health care.

We must evaluate the Supreme Court’s ruling in light of this significant body of international law: an important step forward, but only one step on a long journey towards full human rights for all.

For information about MADRE’s international work for health as a human right, click here.