Word: die
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...death beckons they can meet it face to face with dignity, free from the fear of unwanted and useless medical treatment." At week's end he and his wife Joyce had decided to instruct the hospital in Mount Vernon, Mo., to remove the tube. Nancy, 33, is expected to die within two weeks of that action...
During the seven years the woman has lain in a vegetative state, her case has become a bellwether for right-to-die advocates across the U.S. They argue that decisions about whether to withhold food, water and medical treatment from hopeless and helpless patients should be left to families or guardians. While many states embrace such guidelines, Missouri law demands "clear and convincing evidence" of a patient's intent, such as a living will, before countenancing a decision...
...Right-to-die groups hailed the move. "It's a belated victory," said Derek Humphry of the Hemlock Society. "She should have been allowed to die in the first year of her condition." Nancy Myers of the National Right to Life Committee countered that the ruling "represents a serious decline in how our society values human life." While the Cruzans' legal odyssey is ending, their struggle has persuaded many Americans to seek to avoid the same fate. Since the Supreme Court decision, right-to-die advocates report that inquiries about living wills have surged 500-fold...
...played on the radio each night are in English. In Bombay's thriving theater district, Neil Simon's plays are among the most popular. Last spring a half-dozen American authors were on the Italian best-seller list. So far this year, American films (mostly action-adventure epics like Die Hard 2 and The Terminator) have captured some 70% of the European gate...
Though movie admissions cost about $12 in Japan, customers seem willing to pay that to stand in the aisles for American films. "To the Japanese, American movies are hip and trendy, and Japanese audiences would rather die than be unfashionable," says William Ireton, managing director of Warner Bros. Japan...