PHI 2396 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Negative And Positive Rights
3 Nov 2016
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Some may argue they are the same thing. Royal society of canada expert panel: end of life decision makin. Stresses the role (primary) role of individual autonomy in liberal western democracies like canada. The right to choose how they wish to die. Suicide in canada has been legal for decades. Right to refuse medical treatment (even if it has already begun) Polls show the majority of canadians do support the right to choose how and. In quebec, assisted suicide is legal when you wish to die. You have a right to have a doctor assist your death. The obligation for the state to provide death machines. Person must have the cognitive ability to make those decisions. Negative rights = no one can interfere. Positive rights = people are obligated to interfere. When a person decides their lie is not worth living.
