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right to life
Sign in to savethe principal human right, on which all others are based, and which every human being has simply by virtue of existing and being alive.
The "right to life" is considered the most fundamental human right that everyone possesses simply by being alive, and all other human rights are thought to depend on it. It matters because it serves as the foundation for protecting human existence and dignity in legal and ethical systems worldwide.
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The right to life is the belief that a human (or other animal) has the right to live and, in particular, should not be killed by another entity. The concept of a right to life arises in debates on issues including: capital punishment, with some people seeing it as immoral; abortion, with some considering the killing of a human embryo or fetus immoral; euthanasia, in which the decision to end one's life outside of natural means is seen as incorrect; meat production and consumption, in which the breeding and killing of animals for their meat is seen by some people as an infringement on their rights; and in killings by law enforcement, which are seen by some as an infringement on those persons' right to live. However, individuals may disagree in which of these areas the principle of a right to life might apply.
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