Ethical Rights has been established to challenge people, with the objective of making people think more rationally about important ethical, human rights, scientific and related issues. More people might then respect the rights of an individual and act more ethically to make the world a better place.
Some of these issues are explored in the article, Right to die should be my own, which examines why religious politicians oppose euthanasia, and further in the article, Euthanasia: the clergy and religious politicians are wrong. Euthanasia (a voluntary act) with appropriate conditions must be enshrined in legislation for those who want it, otherwise we deny individual liberty and democracy fails us. We should vehemently reject the imposition of the religious views of the clergy and religious politicians on others. Individual choice, for individuals of sound mind, is paramount. In addition, the article Our legacy for 2050, now also published in Online Opinion, considers what the people of 2011 are failing to do to make the world a better place for our children and grandchildren in 2050. The world has significant population issues, resources are being used unsustainably and we are not caring for the environment that we share in time with the future inhabitants of this planet. Moreover, the world suffers from social, religious and political turmoil. Will the people of the future consider the people of 2011 as selfish, intolerant and shortsighted?
