From Autonomy to Utility Deontology as Defection; or The Case for Waiving Non-Utilitarian Rights [An excerpt from Beyond Right and Wrong.] Some rights can be expected to promote overall well-being. Utilitarianism endorses these. Other rights lack this utilitarian property: they protect people against harmful interventions, but at greater cost to others who miss out on helpful interventions as a result. Utilitarians reject these putative rights. Considerations of ex ante pre-commitment support...