U.S. Rep. Pete Stark, D-Fremont, on Thursday introduced a resolution to amend the U.S. Constitution to guarantee health care as a right for every American.
The resolution would amend the Constitution to read "all persons shall enjoy the right to health care of equal high quality."
H.J. Resolution 30 is
co-sponsored by 27 other House Democrats, including Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill. Jackson is also proposing a constitutional amendment on voter rights.