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...idea of loading a syringe with an overdose of morphine and handing it over. And doctors who spend all their time treating the incurably ill may still stop short of sanctioning euthanasia. "I don't want that word and my name in the same sentence," says Jeffrey Buckner, medical director for the Jacob Perlow Hospice of Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. "If you are a physician and that charge is made against you, it sticks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ethics: Love and Let Die | 3/19/1990 | See Source »

...lingering illness. "This long farewell performance gets to be a drag on people," the patient said. "It's just not the way you want to see yourself behaving. There's less dignity. Christ, everybody dies. Why does that always have to be the topic of conversation?" Dr. Buckner refused to help with a suicide. "It is reasonable to want to protect yourself from a horrible death," he explains. "But if good medical care is provided, and | good pain relief, then those fears can be greatly alleviated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ethics: Love and Let Die | 3/19/1990 | See Source »

...score was 3-0 after one period, but the second session proved even more disastrous for Letourneau. The Buckner-esque goalie gave up six second-period goals, three of them between his legs. During a two-minute Yale power play with Melrose in the box, Harvard scored twice...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Icemen Enjoy Very, Very Good Weekend | 1/17/1990 | See Source »

...year of long-overdue admissions. Bill Buckner will admit he let the ball go through his legs on purpose. Jerry Tarkanian will admit he was paying his players the whole time. Tommy Lasorda will admit he hired a stunt double to look skinny for those diet commercials. Hulk Hogan will admit that professional wrestling is fake, and that only brain-dead people watch it. Jordan will admit he is not really from this planet, and will fly home. Tyson will admit he was beaten up by Barbara Walters (Why else would he have agreed to do that interview?), and will...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: The `So What Else is New '90s' | 1/10/1990 | See Source »

...Roger struck out 20. Dave Henderson saved the day. Twice. The Pru lights made a '1.' But Schiraldi, Stanley and Buckner did bad things. Wade Boggs cried. A lot of other people...

Author: By Theodore D. Chuang, | Title: Daddy? What Were Sports in The 80s Like? | 12/15/1989 | See Source »

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