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Originally Posted by sinebar
Much to my surprise I learned there is no right to life in the constitution. I was confusing it with the "right to life, liberty and the pursuite of happiness" statement in the declaration of independence. Recently however I read about the ninth ammendment and how it was included to protect implicit rights or rights not specified in the constitution. Examples of implicit rights would include the right to privacy or the right to the presumption of innocence neither of which are included in the constitution but are protected under the ninth ammendment? So now what about the right to life? If ever there was an implicit right it would certainly be the right to live and a prime example of an implicit or unspecified right the ninth ammendment was written to protect. The right to life is the most important right of all.
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The right to life is not equal to a "right to live."
Right to life is originally from Thomas Hobbes'
Leviathan. It was later picked up by John Locke whose
Second Treatise on Government provided some of the intellectual basis for the constitution.
The right to life is
not the right to live. It is about the right to defend yourself (i.e., your life). No piece of paper can either grant or remove this right.
10-09-2009
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