31 National Health Insurance: We believe health care is a basic human right and that it is a necessary and proper role of government to ensure that all citizens have access to high quality and affordable health care when the free market has failed to provide for it. We support a nonprofit, single-payer national insurance program to cover the costs of all medical and health care needs of citizens. This program should cover standard medical procedures, long-term care, diagnosis, treatment and care for medical, dental, mental health and substance abuse treatment. We support using the marketing power of the government to moderate medical costs and lower the costs of prescription drugs.

32 Funding Public Health Facilities: We support national and state funding of public health hospitals and clinics in cities and community medical clinics and hospitals in rural areas to ensure that all people have access to medical care.

33 Family Planning: We believe that women have the right to control their bodies and therefore have the right to make personal decisions regarding reproductive choices. We believe that women should have the right to choose whether to have abortions and should have the right of access to safe, legal abortions. We believe that family planning services should be accessible to everyone without government interference.

34 Social Services for People with Special Needs: We support sufficient funding to make social services available to people with special needs, including the mentally ill, the mentally and physically handicapped.

35 Dignity in Death: We support legislation (with appropriate safeguards) both at the state and federal levels that will assist the terminally ill, with the support of their physicians, to make end-of-life decisions.

36 Use of Budget Surplus to Fund Health Care and Retirement Systems: Any future budget surplus should be used to guarantee access to Medicare and Medicaid and to ensure the solvency of Social Security, rather than be refunded to rich citizens and corporations.

37 Treatment for Drug and Alcohol Abuse: Drug and alcohol dependence is a serious personal and social problem. We believe treatment should be available for all persons who suffer from substance abuse. We support the establishment of drug courts that provide addicts with the opportunity to engage in treatment in lieu of criminal prosecution.