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Dear Editor
Why do contributors use the word 'rights'? A right arises as the result of an agreed contract.
None of us has a 'right to life'. Nor do we have 'rights' to education, health care, safety from enemies or from thieves.
These are no more than political demands of our democratic governments. Governments decide which of our demands receive funding, and how much they receive.
Re: Children have a right to clean air, and we must fight for it to become a reality
Dear Editor
Why do contributors use the word 'rights'? A right arises as the result of an agreed contract.
None of us has a 'right to life'. Nor do we have 'rights' to education, health care, safety from enemies or from thieves.
These are no more than political demands of our democratic governments. Governments decide which of our demands receive funding, and how much they receive.
Competing interests: No competing interests