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...that reason that a growing number of doctors seem willing to lend a hand in bringing lives to a close--and not all of those physicians are in Oregon. Many doctors admit to being willing to administer so-called terminal sedation, raising drug levels high enough to induce a fatal coma. Others simply increase morphine doses until the patient stops breathing. In 1998 the New England Journal of Medicine published a physician survey showing that when patients asked for lethal prescriptions, 16% of doctors complied, albeit quietly. "Aid in dying happens in every state," says assemblywoman Patty Berg, co-sponsor...
Still, even by that definition, there are plenty of shy people to go around. More than 30% of us may qualify as shy, says Kagan, a remarkably high number for a condition many folks don't even admit to. There are a lot of reasons we may be so keyed up. One of them, new research suggests, is that we may simply be confused...
...will admit, though, that Grumet-Morris’ feats are “definitely gratifying...
...persuaded that evidence of a victim’s prior violent conduct may be probative of whether the victim was the first aggressor where a claim of self-defense has been asserted,” the SJC decision stated. “Trial judges [now] have the discretion to admit in evidence specific incidents of violence that the victim is reasonably alleged to have initiated...
...Honestly, it’s not always a good idea in an academic department to admit to writing a novel,” Mellyn reflects. “While some view it as an endeavor lacking seriousness and rigor others can see it as a waste of time...