re: How can an invention be a basic right?
Apply the same logic to education. clean water. a home.
Claiming that no one is entitled to something, because X years ago it didn't exist is the most twist logic I've seen.
Fortunately, a majority of people where I live think that healthcare is a right, not a privilege. So, whilst the NHS is far from perfect, it IS there, and it DOES work.
Being so against the concept of universal healthcare simply feels like you're the opposite of civilised.