Shouldn't the right to die be a human right?

[bennyboy]

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Because there is no such law or standard that a mother has to get permission from all those are affected with the birth of her baby. That's the standard we set for bringing life into this world - that's the standard that should be set for death.

Of course someone somewhere will be affected with the birth of a person or the death of a person - this doesn't mean we have to take away the right of a human to live or the right of a human to die.

I'm free to bite my toenails if I want, and to leave them in people's shoes.  That doesn't mean that it's a human right just because people won't legislate steps to stop me from doing it.

But anyway you are missing part of the equation.  When a new baby is brought into life, even though it is a temporary inconvenience to others, the society as a whole will be repaid to some degree-- a new tax-payer, a new worker, a new soldier, a new member of society will be society's reward for allowing the girl to have a baby despite the burden to others.  What will society's reward be for allowing someone to die?  The loss of a tax-payer, the loss of a worker, the loss of a member of society. And quite possible a direct personal loss to debtors, and a psychological blow to family members.

It's a poor parallel.  Maybe another example might serve you better?

Now, if you want to argue for a CONDITIONAL right-- for example, the right to death given terminal and painful illness that cannot be cured, then okay. Most people get that. But as a general principle, "It's my body, so I'll die if I want to!" is too irresponsible to be allowed as a general human right.