The article “Right to health, a great triumph of the Supreme Court” by Mauricio Sarmiento Chavero, published on lasillarota.com, highlights that the protection of health in Mexico has been one of the great achievements of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation and the federal courts.
The right to health is an area in which the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) has played an important role. The progress and development of the protection of the right to health in Mexico has been the result of the work of federal judges and ministers.
As referenced in the article Right to health, a great triumph of the Supreme Court, the SCJN has resolved amparos and appeals related to health care, developing the content of the right to health and its scope. It is understood as the right to the highest possible enjoyment of health and, to achieve this, it must be offered in conditions of availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality. These elements serve to enable people to demand scientifically and culturally appropriate health services without discrimination. This means that there are no physical or economic barriers to access medical treatment.
