Tag Archives: Rational Suicide

Part I: Defending the Right to Die with Honor, Dignity and Peace

One of the most fundamental reasons to support the right to die is the principle of personal autonomy. Mature adults ought to have the authority to make decisions about their own lives, including the choice to end that life if … Continue reading

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Is a Life without Meaning worth Living?

“What could destroy us more quickly than working, thinking, and feeling without any inner necessity, without any deeply personal choice, without pleasure – as an automaton of ‘duty’?” ― Friedrich Nietzsche Should you ask for my opinion on the matter … Continue reading

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Our Natural Right to Die

“It’s the next thing to cowardice when one merely waits in idleness for death to come… For it matters a great deal whether one is prolonging life or prolonging death.” – Seneca Mary Rose Barrington was a lawyer who advocated … Continue reading

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