Washington, 2 APR ( EFE).- the President of the United States.UU., Barack Obama, said today that hoped that, in the end, Supreme Court will reaffirm the validity of’s 2010 health reform because, in his view, it is “constitutional”.
“I am confident that the Supreme Court will not take what would be a step of extraordinary and unprecedented to repeal a law approved by a strong majority in a democratically elected Congress,” said Obama, during a Press Conference together with his Mexican counterpart, Felipe Calderon, and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
“Is constitutional.” “This is not only my opinion, but the opinion of legal experts across the ideological range, including two judges of a Court of appeal very conservative”, stated Obama.
For Obama, the case before the Supreme Court is a “good example” warning that a panel of judges, not elected by the people to repeal a law which is why reiterated his optimism that the Supreme will recognize this reality and “will not give that step”.
“This is not an abstract argument.” “The lack of the availability of health care affects the lives of the people” and reform has already given coverage to 2.5 million young people, emphasized Obama.
Last week, over three days, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for and against health care reform, focusing on four fundamental aspects on the constitutionality of the measure, the main achievement of the mandate of Obama and that it was approved by Congress in 2010 without support of the Republican opposition.
The central theme, which will depend on the survival of part or the whole of the reform, revolves around whether the Congress may or may not, within their powers constitutional to require Americans to have compulsory health insurance under penalty of a fine.
Between their elements, the complex health care reform – the largest in nearly half a century in the United States.UU-requires that all Americans who do not have insurance through their employers or social welfare programmes acquire it from 2014 or pay a fine.
Obama highlighted a series of benefits of health care reform and called on both public opinion and the nine judges of the Supreme Court who understand that without the compulsory medical insurance, there would be a mechanism for health coverage to people with pre-existing medical problems.
Is the first time that the American President is pronounced directly on the national debate over health care reform, which has become an electoral issue. Republicans have promised to revoke her if recover the White House in next November.
Obama made these statements during a joint press conference at the end of a trilateral summit with Calderon and Harper, in order to further strengthen cooperation in matters of security and economic prosperity of North America.
The American President, Barack Obama (c), his Mexican counterpart, Felipe Calderón (i), and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (d), appear in a joint press conference in the rose garden of the White House in Washington, United States.UU. EFE
