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...course, proponents can argue that there would be safeguards for the practice--the law in the Northern Territories requires that a psychiatrist and three doctors examine the patient to establish that the patient is terminally ill, and that he or she is of sound mind. But the scenarios described above pertain to patients who are not only terminally ill, but have made a rational decision that they want to end their lives. However, their reasons remain unjustifiable to society in general. So then, who is to determine who really qualifies for the procedure? Are we going to restrict...
...message other churches ignore at their peril. The faithful, according to a recent study by Barna Research in Glendale, California, are moving online every bit as fast as the rest of the world. After interviewing hundreds of wired Christians, Barna concluded that churches that don't establish a presence in cyberspace will start to seem badly out of touch with their parishioners. "The failure to do so," according to the study, "sends an important signal about the church's ability to advise people in an era of technological growth...
...SAMUEL SKAGGS and ALINE SKAGGS This Utah grocery-and-drugstore magnate and his wife gave $100 million to San Diego's Scripps Research Institute to establish the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, which will study new approaches to pharmaceutical design. The Skaggs donation matches the largest gift ever made by an individual for medical research, a $100 million donation to the University of Utah made by chemical-industry executive Jon M. Huntsman...
...trying to establish personal connections with students so that specific clubs or individuals can post events on-line," Pierce said. "That way, campus organizations could maximize attendance while creating an inter-campus unity that would enhance the campus experience for everyone...
BRUSSELS, Belgium: In his final speech before the North Atlantic Council, Warren Christopher tried to establish his legacy with a message of assurance to Russia on NATO's imminent expansion. "We are declaring that in today's Europe, NATO has no intention, no plan and no need to station nuclear weapons on the territory of any new members," Christopher said, adding he hoped Russia would accept expansion. Christopher offered the assurances as the 16 NATO foreign ministers set a summit meeting for next summer to expand the alliance as soon as in 1999. Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary...