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...them, given their circumstances. I do not know the true feelings of the women on the receiving end (and whether or not they have the luxury of sleeping with whomever they deem worthy, just like the men). But if they do, it is hard to argue for a rigid moral code of fidelity in this fourth-world context (and especially given our own cultural shortcomings in this arena—I’m talking to you, Governor Sanford...

Author: By James A. Mcfadden | Title: Africa is for Lovers | 8/4/2009 | See Source »

...allow for the removal of feeding tubes, the withdrawal of respirators, the replacement of aggressive treatment with palliative care; these can all be wise and merciful choices. But each step forward gets a little more slippery. Is there some point, visible in the cloudy moral distance, where the right to die becomes a duty to die? We don't need to set Grandma adrift on her ice floe; the pressures would be subtle, wrapped in the language of reason and romance - the bereaved widower who sees no reason to try to start over, the quadriplegic rugby player whose memories paralyze...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Going Too Far with Assisted Suicide? | 8/3/2009 | See Source »

...incentivize everything except the peaceful death to which we all aspire. But I'm not sure the solution is to invite Dignitas to open a clinic down the street from every hospital. Advances in palliative care mean that those last years of life do not have to be a moral, medical and financial nightmare. I respect Sir Edward's right to make what his manager called a "typically brave and courageous" choice. I just wish he'd had better choices...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Going Too Far with Assisted Suicide? | 8/3/2009 | See Source »

Though the crowds are still fairly small - about 50 people a night - Kassar is weighing expansion into more cities. Meanwhile, participants, whose ideas have ranged from an open-source moviemaking website to a wedding registry for grooms, say they've gained p.r. contacts, business partners and moral support...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Open-Mike Night for Entrepreneurs | 8/3/2009 | See Source »

...front of Malacañang Palace, said Vicente Paterno, a Marcos official who would later be her ally, "that could have toppled Marcos." But it would be nearly three years before she would learn to take advantage of her power. Instead, she concentrated on the fractious opposition, using her moral influence to help it choose a leader to oppose Marcos...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People Power's Philippine Saint: Corazon Aquino | 8/1/2009 | See Source »

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