Do the Terminally Ill Have a Right to Die?

• “No”

  

  “When Choices Become Obligations”

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When Choices Become Obligations

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While the “right to die” may sound tempting, particularly when severe illness or suffering is part of the equation, the bottom line is that the terminally ill are not the only targets of those who claim that everyone should have the right to die.  Not too long ago then Colorado Governor Richard Lamm made the point that the elderly, for example, have a duty to die.  And that is precisely where “right to die” advocates are headed with their legislative agenda.

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Futile Policies and the Duty to Die

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Gov. Lamm Asserts Elderly, If Very Ill, Have Duty to Die

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"No" ALL

• Life is a Terminal Disease
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• Mitigate Pain
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• Killing People is Murder
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• When Choices Become Obligations
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• A Right to Live
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"Yes" Rob Nelson

• The Decision to End One's Own Life is a Fundamental Human Right
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• Physician Assisted Dying Should Not be a Crime
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• Physician Assisted Dying has Not Led to the Problems Critics Feared
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• It's Compassionate, Economically Necessary, and Good Social Policy
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"Yes" Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights

• Suicide Is a Moral Right
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• Laws Against Suicide Are Based on Religious Taboos
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• Oregon’s Law Is a Model for Other States
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• Life is a Terminal Disease
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• Mitigate Pain
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• Killing People is Murder
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