Word: humanity
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Somerville representative said that years before Vellucci's freshman term, she had supported gay rights and the activities of Amnesty International, as well as human rights efforts in Northern Ireland. In addition, Howe said she has worked closely with unions and that she has had her picture taken with Elanor Smeal, former president of the National Organization for Women...
...Cambridge Human Rights Commission will hold a public hearing on April 30 to acknowledge that racism exists in Cambridge and to publicize the recourses available to its victims...
...Cambridge a lot of people think, `well, it's a very liberal town, and racism doesn't happen here,' but weve gotten quite a few complaints," said Lori B. Rutter '89, a student intern at the city's Human Rights Commission, which will sponsor the day-long series of speakers and discussion panels...
...true, it is not reason enough to justify last week's patent. The action of the Patent Office in accepting Harvard's application sets a horrible precedent and shows a complete lack of consideration for the sanctity of life--even if that life doesn't happen to be human...
Scientific researchers do not use the mentally retarded as test subjects in experiments. Why? Severely mentally retarded people are incapable of analytical thought. Yet something stops us from considering them as valid research subjects. We seem to feel that there is something inherent in being human that makes us more "worthy" of life than the other species on Earth...