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What do you think are some inalienable human rights?

Asked by KatawaGrey (21483points) August 3rd, 2010

I am an American and something I have always thought preposterous is that the Constitution “gives” Americans certain rights. Personally, I don’t think a right is something that can be “given” or “taken away,” just something that all humans are entitled to that may or may not be endorsed by their governments.

Here are some rights I believe every human is entitled to:

1. The right to do with one’s body what one will without the interference of anyone else.

1a. The right to put anything into or on one’s own body provided it does not directly hurt anyone else.

2. The right to participate in any sexual activity willingly with any number of and any kind read: gender, sex, race, age, etc. of willing participants as long as those participants are fully capable of understanding what activities they are participating in and have the capacity to say no if they so choose.

3. The right to receive or refuse necessary medical attention for oneself.

3a. The right to receive medical attention if one is unable or incapable to determine if one should receive medical attention.

4. The right to help determine, in some way, how one will be governed, including to determine not to be governed at all.

5. The right to reproduce.

6. The right to speak one’s mind.

7. The right to defend oneself and one’s family.

8. The right to live as long as one can without medical aid.

8a. The right to live as long as one can with medical aid, if one so desires.

9. The right to enough clean water and food to stay healthy.

9a. The right to enough clean water and food to feed one’s family healthily.

I realize this is a very basic list, but that is the point, for me anyway. I think a right is a very basic thing, something which every human being should have. I also think that no right infringes upon another’s right. Can you help add to my list?

There are a few on here that some people will have issues with, which I expect. If you have an issue, feel free to address it and I would be happy to explain my reasoning.

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