title: Is there a right to die?
abstract: To speak of rights in the very troubling matter of medically managed death is ill suited both to sound personal decisionmaking and to sensible public policy. There is no firm philosophical or legal argument for a "right to die."
authors.affiliation: University of Chicago.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Kass
mesh_terms: D004989:Ethics; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005065:Euthanasia; D033101:Euthanasia, Active, Voluntary; D006801:Humans; D028681:Moral Obligations; D009014:Morals; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D028723:Personhood; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D012297:Right to Die / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012935:Social Justice; D014481:United States; D026712:Value of Life