This Article examines state constitutions and health care rights. Notably, close to a third of states' constitutions recognize health while the U.S. Constitution contains no reference. Ample scholarly commentary exists on the absence of a right to health care under the U.S. Constitution but...

This article provides an overview of the constitutional provisions pertaining to the right to health and health-related rights in the Constitutions of countries on the African continent. The discussion will be based on a systematic review of the Constitutions of States on the African continent....