ABSTRACT
This chapter examines some of the complexities of the disability rights movement's antipaternalism by considering two very different ways of cashing out the notion of the "dignity of risk." It also examines a set of issues on which disability rights advocates have in some cases clashed publicly with one another-with both sides invoking the notion of antipaternalism. That set of issues involves life-and-death questions such as whether to treat newborns with disabilities and whether terminally ill adults should have the right to obtain assistance in suicide. The chapter highlights an important tension within the disability rights movement's notion of antipaternalism. It highlights the stakes of the position of these disability rights advocates by showing how-even if they do not seek this result-their position could readily be used under current doctrine to justify significant restrictions on abortion. It explores the views of those disability rights advocates who have defended the right to assisted suicide.
