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...would only encourage abuse, few such instances have been reported since the law was passed in 1994 and implemented in 1997. The state's legislation requires that the patient, who must be at least 18 and an Oregon resident, make two requests to die within two weeks. Two doctors must also concur that the patient has no more than six months to live and that he is not suffering from any mental illness, including depression. Since 2002 about 40 Oregonians each year have taken advantage of the law. Generally, a doctor prescribes a lethal dose of barbiturates...
...women, minorities and the poor. Some critics say that women and minorities are quicker than others to feel like a financial or emotional burden to their families, and may be more easily persuaded to end their lives. Research from Colorado State University shows that of the 75 suicides Michigan doctor Jack Kevorkian assisted through 1997, 72% were women, and more than three-quarters of those women, while certainly ill and suffering, were not expected to die within six months. Others worry that the law could coerce people with disabilities into suicide. "Financial pressures motivate too many important health care decisions...
...camps set up in monasteries and schools. In Laputta, 58 refugee camps have been set up for tens of thousands of dazed villagers who have nowhere else to go; the local hospital reports that one-quarter of new patients have diarrhea, a potential harbinger of killer epidemics. A Rangoon doctor says his hospital has run out of fully trained medical staff and is now sending interns to the disaster scene. International health officials warn that as many people could perish in the aftermath of the storm as from the cyclone itself. "I've had long experience of emergencies...
...traveled to many parts of the world but I’ve never been to India, and I would love to go to India. 4.FM: Why did you decide to work in the film industry? JN: Well, I took Chem 5 with the dream of becoming a doctor. After Chem 5, I decided that other people would make much better doctors than I would. So I took refuge in the photography lab and the film lab and became a VES and social studies major. Part of my interest in being a doctor was to be able to have skills...
...baseball cap, even in the dim light of winter. His chalk-pale skin is a testament to the care he now takes in the sun. "I hope everyone has some sunscreen," he told the traveling press at a recent campaign stop in the coal hills of Kentucky. His doctor checks for new blemishes every few months, with his last announced checkup taking place in March. "Everything's fine," McCain said the following...