People make decisions that impact their health negatively. Drinking, drugs, overeating, lack of exercise, getting pregnant without the means of caring for that child or being insured for the birth and subsequent post natal care. But like the Mercedes they want the benefit without the responsibility.
Your methodology of debate was revealing. Keep it up.
An example:
And yet you still need to pay for it. Sorry, people pay different amounts out of pocket even when their plans are similar and insurance costs are equal. Feel free to address that point instead of ignoring it.
although your PRIOR assertion was they would be left untreated or receive less treatment which of course is wrong. That they would still have to pay is a given, you receive a service you need to pay for it right? No Mercedes today either.
The majority of health and legal problems can be avoided with responsible behavior. Ask a doctor what would bring down health costs and they will answer 'prevention' ask then what to do for pervention they will say to excercise, eat right, watch your weight, and aviod bad habits. Fat people have more health problems as do slothful (lazy/inactive) people, drinkers, drug users, smokers, sexually promiscuous, etc. They deserve WHO to pay for their choices?
There are of course people that by no fault of their own are injured or fall ill that haven't been responsible or motivated enough to earn enough to afford the least expensive insurance (critical care coverage) or chose to purchase other things instead that have again made decisions and expect others to take up the responsibility for them.
Lastly there are the truly disabled. Those born with debilitating handicaps. In my opinion they rate social support. Their families are of course the first line and then their communities. There are also a wide array of NPOs dedicated to raising money for these unfortunate people.
The legal needs, yes NEEDS, an individual will face fall in the same level of being crucial but the sell hasn't been made......yet.....to effect the common sense perspective of it like it has with health care. There are many many stories right here on this forum about lives devastated because they defended their lives with a firearm. Defense costs left individuals with nothing but their freedom. Spend the money or face prison. What to do. Your not entitled to reimbursement for legal defense costs. Civil courts maybe but criminal NOPE. That's just for self defense. Others have lost their businesses defending themselves from the ATF, others didn't have the money and have done time or now are felons for not having the money to defend themselves when they have done nothing wrong but can't afford an attorney that actually defends them.
The dismissive attitude reflects a lack of compassion for those that face such challenges. You can know the law, assert that, be RIGHT and lose. Appeals are tough to get and very difficult to win ($$$$$$$).
Legal needs are as life changing as medical ones. Hard to get around that. But the once understood sense of personal responsibility for one's own life has been lost where medical needs are concerned. Not YET so for legal needs.
It is really not societies responsibility to provide anything to anyone past life safety protection. If you are alive that life belongs to you (the definition of liberty BTW) and it's your responsibility to take care of it as much as it is your freedom to do with it what you will.
ERs and public defenders are there as a safety net but beyond that it is an individuals own responsibility to take care of yourself and your children. Failing to do that does not obligate the nation to pick up the tab. The government isn't your Mom or Dad.
Give me a lawyer AND a Doctor as my life will depend on one or the other and each can change it irrevocably forever. Either that or let me alone and pay your own bills.
After all you are required to appear in court, you are required to follow legal rules and make filings in business and real estate transactions. You are required to hire an attorney at great cost for many things where you are Required to follow the law or excersize your basic rights.