We have the right to live. What we now need is the right to die.

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Does the right to die not to follow from the right to live? As we acquire increasing mastery over our bodies and the world around us, should we not allow a human being the right to decide how long he or she wants to live? With increasing longevity and the nuclear family concept, older people are increasingly consigned to old age homes which have serious limitations. Then there are the terminally ill going through a huge amount of pain and suffering. There has been some progress on this front in terms of euthanasia and assisted suicide, albeit in a limited manner. But even for those who do not fall in these two categories, there would come a time when the ennui of life makes its continuance undesirable for the protagonist. After all how long can one wonder at the beauty of life and nature? How much music can one listen to and how many classics can one read and reread? And how many World Cups and Olympics can one watch without an increasing sense of Deja vu. The law of diminishing marginal utility applies to life as well. The UN/WHO needs to work on a declaration and on a protocol to implement the same. This is a fundamental human right that humanity does not have as yet