Informing People of the End

The way I see this debate going is in more of a philosophical direction rather than a hard facts direction but we'll see how it plays out.The Terminal PatientI want to start out with an analogy. If a doctor gets a patient and after doing some tests he discovers that the patient has a rare form of terminal cancer. Now knowing the patient is going to die he decides just not to tell them and sends the patient on their way. Now if someone discovered this in today's society that doctor would be sued out the yin-yang and would certainly lose their right to practice and might even be jailed. Why does the doctor tell the patient their dying when there's nothing they can do about it?The Right to KnowThe doctor tells the patient that they're terminal because they have a right to know when they are dying and if someone possesses the information about the person's fate they have no grounds to keep this information hidden. This can be transfered to the government in this situation. The government, especially the government of the United States is (supposedly) based on the principle "by the people, for the people" meaning that if the government works for the people, like it is set up to do, we can compare them to our doctor. As a government for the people they would have no right to withhold such information from them. People have a right to know their fate if someone else knows. Why should the government know the fate of the world and hide it from the world?EqualityIf the government knew about this asteroid and yet failed to share the info with the people they would be giving themselves an unfair advantage. The precious few who knew about the asteroid would have the time and ability to live out their last few months the way they wanted to while denying that right to everyone else. They have no right to do so. With this information the people in government would spend time with their families, right old wrongs, do things they always wanted to do while not giving the rest of the world the chance to do the same. The idea is unfair and simply wrong. A select few would get to come to terms with themselves while the rest of the world went to their deaths unknowingly. Personal ResponsibilityNow I'm sure my opponent is going to address the possibility of mass chaos and unruliness that will likely come with such an announcement however I believe in personal responsibility coupled with the right to know ones fate. If the news breaks and the world goes to hell then that is their decision to live their last days out in that manner. Everyone needs to take personal responsibility at the end because everyone has the right to come to terms with themselves before dying if someone has the ability to provide them this luxery. If the last days are chaotic that will be because people have decided to act in a manner they see fit and they have the right to do so. Last Meal and Last Rites In today's society even criminals who are executed get a last meal and last rites. Even criminals, murderers and serial rapists, are provided whatever meal they want before they die and then are given last rites, the opporitunity to speak with a priest and come to terms with their death. These privilages are granted by the government on any given day to the worst of our criminals, so why shouldn't these same rights be given to everyone by the government? The right to eat what you want before you die, the opporitunity to consult a priest, old friends, old enemies and right some wrongs in your life and come to terms with the end. If criminals get this right then everyone should get this right. In conclusion:- Everyone has the right to know their fate if the information is availible- Keeping secrets from the people is immoral and wrong- Keeping such a secret is unfair to the people and advantageous to a lucky few who don't deserve the right that they would deny to others- Criminals get a last meal and last rites, the people of Earth should be provided the same opporitunityThank you.