Everyone
has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health
and well-being of himself and of his family, including food,
clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services,
and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness,
disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in
circumstances beyond his control. -From the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights, Article 25 (adopted December 10, 1948)*
*To read the full text of the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights visit www.un.org/Overview/rights.html
