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...work--and can't work. That's the conclusion of a study published in the bioethics journal Hastings Center Report. The well-intentioned documents offer only a false promise of control, say the researchers, because it is too difficult for people to decide in advance on treatment options for unforeseen circumstances. A better alternative would be to assign "durable power of attorney" to a family member or trusted friend...
Randy Fenstermacher, a labor activist and a member of the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers, said that the new policy may have unforeseen consequences and called the background checks “yet another hidden cost of outsourcing...
...marriages often provoke us to throw the china and utter the unforgivables. The context is usually personal, not political, but either way, passions run high. In May, barring some unforeseen procedural hindrance, gay couples will wed for the first time ever in the U.S. They will have that opportunity by order of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, which ruled last week that it is unconstitutional to deny them marriage licenses. Gays and lesbians across the country celebrated. Hundreds of gay people have already called or e-mailed town clerk Doug Johnstone in Provincetown, Mass., to ask when they can marry...
...while Harvard students can still take courses from the country’s most experienced academics, there have been some changes, both feared and unforeseen, that have altered the composition of the University...
...Battle Over Gay Marriages The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled last week that it is unconstitutional to deny gay couples marriage licenses. Barring some unforeseen procedural hindrance, gay couples will wed for the first time ever in the U.S. in May. Gays and lesbians across the country celebrated the ruling; in Massachusetts , same sex couples contacted local town clerks to plan their own ceremonies. But other Americans worry that even as a freedom has been granted, an institution has been threatened. "If we have homosexual marriage mainstream, I can't even describe to you what our culture would be like...