TAW122
Emissary of the right to die.
- Aug 30, 2018
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This is a short article over a topic that came to my mind from time to time, as well as a realization that I had. Throughout my life, I've learned about various social and ethical issues throughout human history and one thing came to mind is that "what if the right to die had the same amount of support that other social and ethical issues (womens' rights, minority rights, human rights, animal rights, environmental policies and more) in humanity had?" Obviously, this would never happen (as much as we pro-choices and pro-bodily autonomy proponents want it to be), but if the masses put in the same amount of resources, effort, energy, and time into the right to die, what would happen?
In my opinion, I think that would greatly advance the scope of rights that we have today (not just in a few jurisdictions and only for the terminally ill or those with very specific set of narrow criteria for eligibility). Furthermore, we'd also likely get more jurisdictions to get on board with a positive right of the right to die (having actual programs and policies that allow it, similar to Canada's MAID as well as more Dignitas and Pegasos-like organizations), at least. In addition to that, perhaps a social attitude of 'laissez-faire' or hands off direct intervention against people who are not a threat to others but only themselves. These are just some of the possible changes that we would likely have had if the right to die was more broadly supported in public. What are your thoughts, do you think that would be on point or not?
In my opinion, I think that would greatly advance the scope of rights that we have today (not just in a few jurisdictions and only for the terminally ill or those with very specific set of narrow criteria for eligibility). Furthermore, we'd also likely get more jurisdictions to get on board with a positive right of the right to die (having actual programs and policies that allow it, similar to Canada's MAID as well as more Dignitas and Pegasos-like organizations), at least. In addition to that, perhaps a social attitude of 'laissez-faire' or hands off direct intervention against people who are not a threat to others but only themselves. These are just some of the possible changes that we would likely have had if the right to die was more broadly supported in public. What are your thoughts, do you think that would be on point or not?
