Hadding C F
Med Law. 1989;7(5):511-5.
I am going to talk to you on a sinister subject: the question as to whether there is--or should be--a human right to die, which can be regarded as the corollary of the most essential human right: the right to life. Pain and suffering are most useful faculties. They help us to avoid dangers and to treat injuries. But you could get too much of it. There can be pain without cure and suffering without limit. If for good reasons people are finding life unbearable, are they not entitled to put an end to it? I am thinking here of individuals and their personal problems. I will not deal with suicidal missions in warfare or terror raids. The prime goal for society is--as I see it--the benefit of the individual. In other words, the fundamental aim of public affairs is the wellbeing of each individual person. There must of course be a balancing of conflicting interests, but we must never lose sight of the prime goal.
关于是否存在——或者是否应该存在——一种死亡的人权，这可以被视为最基本人权即生命权的必然结果。疼痛和苦难是非常有用的机能。它们帮助我们避免危险并治疗伤痛。但也可能会过度。可能会有无法治愈的疼痛和无尽的苦难。如果出于正当理由，人们觉得生活难以忍受，他们难道没有权利结束生命吗？我这里说的是个人及其个人问题。我不会讨论战争或恐怖袭击中的自杀式任务。在我看来，社会的首要目标是个人的福祉。换句话说，公共事务的根本目的是每个人的幸福安康。当然，必须平衡相互冲突的利益，但我们绝不能忽视首要目标。
