We are outraged by the statement made by Maxim Mishchenko,
leader of the [pro-Kremlin] Young Russia movement, on the
need to reduce budget expenditure on treatment of cancer patients.
The former MP from the United Russia faction intends to introduce
his criminal initiative at the hearings of the Public Chamber
devoted to paid medical services, after which he intends to
send the draft to the Ministry of Healthcare.
We regard the initiative proposed by the leader of United
Russia's youth organisation as an open manifestation of fascism
and violation of the Constitution of the Russian Federation
guaranteeing all citizens the right to life and free health
care.
We demand that the ruling party stop its mockery of Russias
people and the attack on the right of citizens to high-quality
free education and free health care, as well as curbing of
the social responsibilities of the state taking place against
the background of an unprecedented in Russia's history growth
of oil and gas revenues.
While Norway, Iceland and Germany are spending over 9 per
cent of their budgets to health care, in Russia the share
of budget expenditures on health care amounted to only 4.4
per cent in 2012. In the UK, mentioned by Mishchenko, the
costs of the pharmaceuticals prescribed to a patient by a
doctor are covered by the state. In Norway, if a family expenditure
on medicine exceeds 500, these costs are redeemed by the
state.
We do not understand why the President, who is the guarantor
of constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens, the Government
of the Russian Federation and Public Prosecutor General's
Office do not give their assessment to such an initiative.
We are appealing to all the citizens of Russia: let us unite
so that to rebuff the antihuman "projects" of the
ruling party, which are virtually calling for genocide of
Russian citizens as of their physical condition and their
incomes. We must not let Adolf Hitler's "purges on the
disabled" happen again.
Anatoly Golov,
Yevgeny Konovalov,
Alexander Kuznetsov,
Co-Chairs of the faction
See also:
Budgets
2012, 2013-2014
Human
Rights
Healthcare
Reform
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