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Originally posted by Timber Loftis:
If you really own yourself, you have the right to die -- it's your choice. Of course, if you really own yourself, you also have the right to NOT wear a seatbelt, NOT wear a motorcycle helmet, etc. You even own the right to sell yourself into slavery or intentured servitude.
My take on the issue is that the law does not respect ownership of one's self, and that it should. My 2cents.
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Heh, well, first off having the right to kill yourself isnt exactly equivalent to it being a moral action if you kill yourself. secular rights have little bearing on morality. besides, from a law standpoint, what are they going to do if you kill yourself? throw your body in jail? I dont think its moral to kill yourself, but rather is a sin against hope (catholic concept, ask if you dont understand).
i agree, however, that people shouldnt be forced by law to wear a helmet or seatbelt, but i also think that if they choose not to that they shouldnt be covered by tax dollar medical programs. i dont want to pay for a vegitable who only had half a brain prior to their accident because they were too stupid to put on a seatbelt. i know that sounds cruel, but i think that our government puts us in a place where we put the blame for everything on externals, when we should be learning how to be accountable and responsible.