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Still, palliative care specialists who have administered terminal sedation say that choosing to do so is rarely a difficult decision for suffering patients or their families. Rather, the option to sedate can be a tremendous liberation, says Dr. Porter Storey, executive vice-president of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. It relieves patients of their "fear of dying or not getting adequate help at the end of life," Storey says, before adding, "Good doctors don't intentionally shorten life...
...offices are typically forgiving. They will not provide additional funds, but they will understand minor deviations from the original budget. Even major changes are accepted in exceptional circumstances. Deep in rural China, Kwong says he had to stay four nights in a five star hotel because the only other option “had prostitutes in the lobby.” Kwong’s summer adventure taught him that the relationship with the grant-giving office does not end as soon as the check is cashed. Almost all institutions require grant recipients to submit copies of their theses...
...simply cannot afford this misguided attempt at cost-cutting. Beyond lecturing students about the consequences of unsafe sex, the state should see to it that young people are well acquainted with contraception in all its forms—from abstinence to morning-after pills—and that the option for an affordable abortion exists with ready access. The state has managed to keep teen pregnancy on the decline for 15 years. For this, it should be applauded. There has been reached a clear recognition that these births are both the source of personal anguish and the matrix of large...
...Gowen chose to attend Harvard rather than a school like MIT because Harvard, unlike technical schools, provides him with the option to explore other educational possibilities. He, like many in similar positions, believes that the liberal arts will aid in his pursuit to become a well-rounded person—an important quality regardless of future profession...
...Iraq's future I think there is no option for Iraq except to continue the political process. This is number one. In parallel with that, the government has to take serious steps to first reform the cabinet because we know many of the ministries of the cabinet are not there and there are empty posts. This is important if you want an optimistic future for Iraq. In order for the withdrawal of American and multinational forces to happen, we have to have a very accelerated plan...