Do Patients Without a Terminal Illness Have the Right to Die?
Rights are not applicable here. How exactly would you stop them from self termination?
Rights are not applicable here. How exactly would you stop them from self termination?
Of course, it is not possible to absolutely prevent anyone from self-terminating if they are sufficiently motivated but "self-termination" tends to have legal/criminal aspects attached to it.
Thought experiment: if it is decided that a person without a Terminal Illness indeed has a right to die "would this or would this not completely negate something like an involuntary 5150 hold based on possible self-harm?"
The more I think about it, the more this seems not just possible, but likely. I can only speak for myself but this seems like an unintended consequence.
So the concept of rights clearly does still apply.
Also, the concept of a right is very related to law. If you have the right to die, than it can't be criminal for someone to help you die.
Are you referring to "do no harm"? According to my own moral compass helping someone end their life with dignity is not doing harm, quite the opposite. You could even argue that leaving them suffering when you have the means, knowledge, and consent to help them is doing harm.
I don't know if I would even call that hyperbole.
Wow. It's your duty to just accelerate into abuse and corruption.