23 MAR 2011 by ideonexus
1973 Humanist Manifesto II - Democratic Society
Democratic Society SEVENTH: To enhance freedom and dignity the individual must experience a full range of civil liberties in all societies. This includes freedom of speech and the press, political democracy, the legal right of opposition to governmental policies, fair judicial process, religious liberty, freedom of association, and artistic, scientific, and cultural freedom. It also includes a recognition of an individual's right to die with dignity, euthanasia, and the right to suicide. W...Section on Democratic Society from the Humanist Manifesto.