A need cannot be weighed against a right, any more than a wish or desire or urgent want can be weighed against a right. The very conceptual point of rights within the sphere of social, political and legal policy is lost if they are subject to being weighed, since they are supposed to be the rock-solid foundation of public policy decision-making -- if I have a right to do X, this is the end of the story -- none may act against me as I do X. (Read more...)
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