I don’t recall the constitution stating we have the right to death.
I recall the Bill of Rights SPECIFICALLY stating that to put someone to death there MUST be a grand jury indictment and the condemned MUST be convicted by a jury.
Yep....
Just like it doesn't state you have any right to refuse to tell us what your political opinions are (it's just "Right to Free Speech," not to refuse it)
And it doesn't state you can choose not to go to church (it's "Freedom to Worship," not to refuse it...though admittedly, the Delaware Constitution states that it's your duty)
And it doesn't state that you can refuse to be rounded up (it's only "Right Peaceably to Assemble," not to refuse it [but see above])
It doesn't state that you can refuse to petition the government (it's only "Right to petition the government")
And we all know that it's absolutely mandatory to vote, as it says that we have the right to vote but not "the right to abstain" from the political process.
Etc.
But guess what...those are all parts of the Bill of Rights and other amendments, which enumerate rights that we already have--whether stated therein or not--since the Constitution is a limit on the government.
But Nanny-Staters would want us all to forget those who fought hard and shed their blood to protect our rights and not be ruled and owned by the authorities. Sorry, but Miss Richardson has rights, whether she can express them today or not, and the witnesses to her expressing that she "wouldn't want to live like [Mrs. Schiavo] with people caring for her" overrides her father's preference (just as "I'd want to live" would trump a suggestion of letting her go).
The sick thing is that Delaware does not allow a more peaceful exit than just ceasing nutrition and hydration. :-( It just makes it more rough on everyone.