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Now many people are asking if candidates health records should become public. This is of course a very big issue this election year, as both the candidates are around 70 years old. Hillary's incident with pneumonia has certainly put a wrench in Clinton's campaign. Donald Trump however respond very confidently to these demands. He says that he will 100% release his medical records if Hillary does the same. He has however, already released a doctors note from his gastroenterologist that says,"If elected, Mr. Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual elected to the presidency” (Politico). Trump's doctor recently also stated that his mental health was excellent as well.
This is becoming an issue, not only because of Hillary's recent debacle, but also because of past disappointments. Some can relate this issue to Warren Harding, our 29th president, who died just two years into his term from a heart failure. Another example could even be Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, who kept his diagnosis of tuberculosis under wraps, only to die one year after a partitioning South Asia. It could be just like George Ana, chairman of the department of health law, bioethics and human rights at Boston University School of Public Health, says, "Why do some open up? I think the ones who talk believe they are better off with the information out there. They must think the speculation is worse than the reality" (CNN). However if it's one thing that all this speculation does, it's raise the question. Should the presidential candidates bring their health out of stealth?
I really liked how you addressed both sides of the argument. I started reading this post with one opinion, and finished reading it with a whole new opinion. I think that presidential candidates are not obligated to release their health information to the public. It is their right to live as healthy as they want, and if that affects them during office, so be it. They can choose who they share their health information with. If their health becomes a major obstacle in fulfilling their responsibilities, necessary measures would be taken, perhaps even the voting in of a new presidential leader.
ReplyDeleteSomething related to this is the controversy surrounding the fact that Mr. Trump will not release his tax returns, a practice followed by both Republicans and Democrats for decades. Even though candidates are people just like us, in some respects, shouldn't they reveal more about their health and finances given that they're in such a position of power?
ReplyDeleteI really think the two viewpoints of our canidates are very insteresting. I think it's right that canidates share their health and finances if they are going to rule our country. I agree with Mr. Lawler, they should share health and finances.
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