According to Kass, in the classical philosophical tradition of natural rights, the “right to die” would be non-sensical because

Intentional killing, according to Aquinas, is morally permissible if

According to Kant, our duties to animals are

According to Thomson, the right to abortion is comparable to

The main reason why criminals ought to receive punishment, according to Van den Haag, is to

According to van der Haag, the lack of statistical evidence demonstrating that the death penalty is a more effective deterrent than alternative punishments is good reason for thinking that it probably does not deter any capital crimes. 

Steinbock argues that a patient’s right to refuse treatment is

In the opinion of Ernest Van Den Haag, whether or not a particular form of punishment is distributed unfairly is irrelevant to its intrinsic justice or morality.

Kass argues that one major reason why their is a growing number of people who assert the existence of a “right to die” is

In Marquis’ FLO argument, “FLO” stands for