Originally Posted by OldDad
Simply put, having a right that depends on the resources of others I simply can't recognize as being a right but rather a good / service.

Air and water are goods...public goods, both of which are prerequisites to life. Further, children are either born naturally or surgically, which are both services rendered to the child to facilitate life. No money exchanges hands in either transaction, but economic value and opportunity cost exist and are conferred to the individual by others. We could even go back a step and define conception as a service rendered by parents unto their progeny. Under your definition, the right to life could plausibly be denied.

We should start a new thread because we've hijacked this one. Apologies OP!



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