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by eikenberry 957 days ago
So like suicide, drugs and other and other cases where we are denied dominion over ourselves for our own good? IE. Your life and body are not yours, they belong to society and you only get limited access.
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Society doesn't have to give you the rope to hang yourself.
I disagree or rather yes, it does have the responsibility to provide you a rope. It is up to you whether you hang yourself or not.
I disagree, I think if you walk into a pharmacy and ask for something dangerous without a prescription they shouldn't be obligated to give it to you. It's the same with medical equipment that keeps you alive.

If you want to risk your life you can do it but no one should be compelled to help you.

No one should be compelled. I mean it more in a negative manner, that it has an obligation to not stop people from helping. If someone wanted to offer a nitrogen tank, valve, tube and an easily head fitting bag for sale to people who want to commit suicide in a painless and ensured manner they be able to sell that (and people would). But in fact you cannot, and that is wrong.
You are taking the position that an individual "owns" themselves

That is not obviously true.

I feel I belong to my family and my community.

Your position is not universal, and in fact strongly opposed by many. I believe that I have the absolute right to edit or terminate my own existence, either on purpose or accidentally. To the extent that anyone can own a person, people own themselves exclusively.
> Your position is not universal

True. But neither is the other position