We all know we have the right of life. So do we have the "right" to death?

Question

Yes, death is inevitable.
Do we have the right to end our own?

Germaine: I appreciate your concern. But I am not thinking of taking my own life nor is anyone around me.
I asked this question because I felt that it would force people to think from a different perspective.

Answer 1

It's a tough question. I believe in concept you should have the right to control your own life, meaning you could choose to end it. However in practice, this gets abused. As many have said, it's a permanent choice in what may be a temporary situation. But when you go to specific cases, like the terminally ill, it isn't so clear that life is the only option.

I guess I'll end on my ideal of the phrase, noting that it might not work in the real world: We all have the right to life as well as death. However, we have the responsibility to make informed decisions and not abuse this right.

This is a viewpoint from an atheist by the way. I have no Bible influencing my stance.

Answer 2

Hmm good question but dont agree with its wording..
Lets see..'we have the right of life'..

Well if we have the right of life, that suggests that living is a right and also something to not waste away, since it is our right, the same with education, it is our right to learn thus it becomes more than just a mere privilage.

Life is a privilege since through it we can learn and reflect on the reality of our existence...therefore life thus becomes a great gift automatically from the 2 points above.

Why then would you wish to lose this gift?

Do people wish to die due to illness and thus distress, I assume so if they are in this position, so do they have a right to die, well having a right to die doesnt mean do we have the choice or can we.

The world we live in tries to give us our rights, yet its a mere solid lump of earth where rights are voted over etc. We live therefore we have that right to live. We will all die so the right to death is there, but not the necessary rite to die..ie to end it so easily.

Only 1 dispondant with life would choose death, and only one with an idea of life after death would choose death. The right to anything is dependant on our choice..this question isnt clear to me, so ive tried to clarify it as best as I can, more information as to its meaning would make it clear.

I would conclude however that we have a right to live due to being born, this gives us our right to live thus exist, that therefore concludes that yes we have a right to death since all life ends and we are not immortal so its our right to face or experience death as all life does...that however doesnt ask if we have a right to end our lives...or can we choose our time of death.

hope that clears that up ;-)

Answer 3

That is the real question. That is a great question and I do not have near enough wisdom to put forth a solid idea on it. I can say what I believe. I believe that absent negatively affecting other people, people should be able to control their own life. But there is so much to it. I wish I had the wisdom to really wrestle this question. It is a great one.
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Answer 4

I think Oregon is the only state that allows people to legally kill themselves, (by getting certain medicine from a doctor, filling out forms first, ect.)

Yes I think we have that right, I'd rather die with dignity then be in pain and hooked up to machines. I say quality of life over quantity, but I think only people who are in real pain or have real medical problems should have the option.

Answer 5

If the quality of life is really bad to the point of just suffering until nature finally happened, I think we should treat human beings as humanly as we would animals. People should not have to suffer. Then families get to suffer over more hospital bills, the longer they kept a person alive, on top of the loss...sick.

Answer 6

Premeditated death is unacceptable according to Father we have no right to euthanize.However, to pull the plug on people near death is OK because Father is calling His child home.Medical ethics is big issue today and VERY important to tell love ones what they should do for you in this very situation.

Answer 7

I believe in planning for the inevitable such as with a living will so my family will not have to make such a hard decision.

As for suicide, I believe that it is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

If you or someone you know is having these thoughts, get help. Even in the darkest storms, the sunlight always finds its way in.

Answer 8

Actually, we do not have the right of life. Life is a gift, undeserved by all. The fact that anyone is here today can only be attributed to God having predestined all that has been, all that is now, and all that is to come.

Answer 9

I think that we should have the right to death...
We don't choose to come into this world...so I think that out of respect we should be able to say when its time to leave this world, especially if we are sick and suffering as that is no way to live..My mum was sick with lupus and suffering with more things than I care to mention here, and I think it was a choice she made to die, even within her mind...she made it..and her body followed...

Answer 10

We will all die, so yes...

However, we do not have "right" to die, i.e. suicide or euthanasia.

By taking death into our own hands, we are trying to be God (which by the way, we suck at...lol)

It says in the Bible that we are born with our days numbered. It is up to God to take us home. So, it's not our "right" or decision.