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...suicide ban on behalf of three plaintiffs who had already died naturally. Choosing a dignified death, Reinhardt asserted, was a constitutional right under the 14th Amendment's due-process protection of personal liberties and the principle of privacy defined in the court's abortion rulings: "A competent, terminally ill adult" should not be forced to endure "a childlike state of helplessness, diapered, sedated, incompetent...
...years old and the flash has caught my hand, freezing it as it plays with the stethoscope dangling around my neck. The clothes I’m wearing—blue medical scrubs from Manhattan’s Bellevue Hospital—are equal parts costume and equal parts adult work attire. My father’s shirt, tucked-in and wrinkled, hangs down to my knees. Pinned to it is a customized NYU ID card, complete with a photo of me that my mother has pasted over my dad’s picture. I wore this particular outfit...
...Institute, said that although the research done by MIT scientists is a “technical masterpiece,” it still does not address the moral question surrounding embryonic stem cell research.“Hurlbut’s proposal is that by knocking down genes in the adult cell which you’re going to clone, you will create something that never has the character of the embryo,” Eggan said. “The problem is, the cells that were created still have all the characteristics of an embryo. It is true, that they...
Children will always hate shots, but a recent study published by two Harvard School of Public Health professors shows that they may be good for more than just their health—children in developing countries who receive regular immunizations may also earn more during their adult lives. In the study, researchers concluded that immunization programs can help boost the economies of developing countries and that the international community should recognize these added benefits.“There is a strong case, therefore, for a renewed international commitment to vaccination,” the study, which was published in World...
...drum and his drumstick, and even that can’t get you through the unintentionally humorous blanket-shaking scene. A few months later, “Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)”: basically a bunch of impish little kids cutting power lines around town, pissing off the adult-types. The animation is second-rate, mostly “Triplets of Belleville” cribbing drawn with the finesse of a “South Park” episode. Now here comes the fugliest monstrosity of them all, “Neighborhood #2 (Laika...