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...poll reported that 75 percent of those surveyed favor doctor-assisted suicide. In one of two federal appellate court rulings to be determined by the justices, Judge Stephen Reinhardt found that Washington state's ban on assisted suicide violated the constitutional guarantee of personal liberty. "A competent, terminally-ill adult" should not be forced to endure "a childlike state of helplessness, diapered, sedated, incompetent," he wrote. But court watchers find it hard to believe the Justices agreed to wrestle with the issue simply to concur with Reinhardt. Regardless of the outcome, nothing will likely change the minds of doctors...
When he tested positive for the AIDS virus, in 1984, Caleb Schwartz was 28. What that means is that for most of his adult life he has expected to die prematurely. A while ago, when he was looking for a new apartment in Manhattan, he would only consider elevator buildings. He was in good health at the time, but he had to keep in mind the day--in two years? in five?--when he would be too weak to climb stairs...
...door just as customers, lured by the "Softer Side" ads, were marching through the front. "It was actually nip and tuck," says Martinez. "We took a big risk, and customers absolutely loved it." That fairly describes Martinez's feelings about his job. "I'm having more fun than any adult should be allowed to have," he says...
...their gross income on child care.) The state also proposed a sliding-scale co-pay structure for welfare recipients based on their income and the cost of the care they choose, and created a new category called "provisional certified care." This care, to be provided by any adult who passes a criminal background check, in any home meeting basic health and safety requirements, would be exempt from most of the regulations aimed at ensuring quality in Wisconsin's licensed day-care centers--and so presumably would be much cheaper...
...Huizenga hauled away your trash twice a week in the 1970s, treated you to a cheap date with video rentals in the 1980s and sated your craving for first downs, slap shots and strikeouts as a sports tycoon in the 1990s. It isn't possible to be a conscious adult and not have contributed to the Huizenga stash in some small way. Now the man who built what has become waste-giant WMX Technologies, video-king Blockbuster Entertainment and perhaps the biggest collection of sports properties anywhere (Miami Dolphins, Florida Panthers, Florida Marlins) wants you to make another contribution...