[Aquinasfan]

Because someone with no right to harm himself has no option but to live life hidden under the bed, emerging for only just long enough to eat (the blandest and most non-fattening possible food) and perform other such absolute necessities.

How do you figure that? Are you talking political "rights" or natural rights?

[steve-b]

Are you talking political "rights" or natural rights?

It doesn't matter which. Unless there is some sort of right to do harm to oneself, then there is no right to put any consideration ahead of one's own physical safety.