General Introduction To Existential Rights:
Currently we exist in a world where the technology is present to clone and or genetically manipulate virtually any species in existence today. Yet in light of this situation - we find our selves in a dilemma because we lack the criteria in which to make appropriate decisions in this matter. On the one side our advancing technology has given us the promise of drug discovery and the possibility of curing a number of diseases and yet on the other side we are confronted with a number of moral and ethical issues that range from abortion, designer babies, stem cell research, to the cloning of human beings and other forms of life. Beyond this we are confronted with issues of genetically manipulating species beyond the course of thier natural development in both animal and plant kingdoms. Currently most genetic manipulation is done from a structural perspective and does not take into consideration the bio-energetic components of a given genetic component.
We are also because of current day medical technology confronted with the ability to extend life even when the quality of life has long sense disapeared, and this bring us to issues of assisted dying or euthanasia. Further we are called to look at issues like abortion and when life begins, and how we define life or the existence of life. The Center for Existential Rights takes several approaches to answering these questions and while these approaches are a bit non-traditional we believe they are necessary to answer questions that speak to the human condition as well as honoring the existence of other species.
Further the world exist in a situation where large groups of people who are effected by decisions that impact global ecology are not represented in the decision making process. This is seen as an imposition of a set of values a number of different groups of individuals.
Existential rights maybe broken into several major categories:
1) Stakeholder rights or rights that belong to every human being in existence simply because they are human and inhabit the planet, and as such should be accorded certain basic rights to have a voice in issues that pertain to thier well being. These include but are not limited to environmental issues.
2) Basic human rights, rights that pertain to humans because they are human.
3) Rights that pertain to species other than human, but make up a portion of the circle of life.
Definitional Questions:
1) What is life and how do we define it?
2) When does life begin and end?
3) Is being sentient a qualification for life?
4) What is the inter-dependent circle of life?
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