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...premiere performance of Kevorkian's suicide machine, which he invented for the terminally ill, blew open the debate over the boundaries of mercy killing. As the details of her life and death emerged, Adkins became a symbol of all those patients who confront a horrible disease and vow to maintain some dignity in death. And as Kevorkian carried his crusade for legal mercy killing to networks and newspapers around the country, he became a standard-bearer for all those who fail to see a moral difference between unplugging a respirator and plugging in a poison machine. He was quickly dubbed...
Bell said since announcing his vow, he has received about 300 letters--most of which back his protest and many of which were written by law professors and lawyers. He added that he has also been sent petitions signed by students at Stanford, Yale and Northeastern...
Jews have bar mitzvah, Catholics have confirmation, and Mormons have . . . endowment. Never heard of it? Not surprising, since this coming-of-age rite for all regular church members occurs only in temples that are strictly off limits to nonbelievers, and initiates vow to die rather than reveal details of the ceremony. Despite the secrecy shroud, news has leaked that Mormon officials last month instituted the most sweeping ritual changes in a century...
...demonstrators believe the Front holds an unfair advantage in parliamentary elections slated for May 20. Some charge that the Front may attempt to rig the balloting. Critics say almost 90% of the group's members are former Communists. Iliescu's vow that a "return to the past is impossible" has failed to reassure his detractors. Says Sergiu Cunescu, chairman of the center-right Social Democratic Party: "People live in fear...
...state schools. No rallies on the Widener steps. No explosion of tee-shirt sales in the Square. By these measures, it's been an off-year for Harvard in intercollegiate competition. The hockey team's failure to win even a slot in the NCAA tournament caused many to vow to "wait 'til next year...