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How to tell loved ones what you want at the end of life
Posted by Diane Suchetka/Plain Dealer Reporter November 18, 2008 01:25AM It's the gift nobody wants to ask for.
Landmark euthanasia case goes to court
ROME: Italy's top court could have the final word on whether a man can remove the feeding tube which has kept his comatose daughter alive for 16 years, in a landmark right-to-die case that has split the ...
EDITORIAL: GOP must be more inclusive
If the Republicans are to survive as a national party, they need to take a page from the Democrats' playbook and become more inclusive.
Terri Schiavo's Family Condemns Ruling Allowing Killing of Eluana Englaro
The brother of Terri Schiavo is condemning the decision handed down today by an Italian court allowing Eluana Englaro's father to starve her to death.
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Advance Directives -- Italian Style
Donald Carroll and Christine Marciasini have written an article entitled Advance Care Directives: Florida, Italy and the Holy Grail of Wishes , abanet.org. Here is a summary of the article: Terri Schiavo and ...
A tragic tale, made worse by dogma
Since Jefferson coined the phrase 'wall of separation between church and state' in 1802, a full 145 years before the Soviet provision was written, it is obviously incorrect to suggest that the Soviets pioneered ...
Another Member of the Religious Wrong Shows Some Class
Marilyn Musgrave , keeping it classy: Bitterness generated by the bruising battle between Betsy Markey and Marilyn Musgrave apparently lingers days after voters decided the winner of the 4th Congressional ...
Hospital says son dead, but parents fight ruling
The struggle between Children's National Medical Center and the parents of a 12-year-old boy with brain cancer drew national attention last week and again brought to the forefront the emotional debate over the ...
Former a hippiea pens a Ballad for Baghdada
A year ago, Ali Turner told our readership that she was writing a book about her three-year experience in the "Great Sandbox" - Iraq.
Legal/Ethical Forum: Right to Die
The ethical issues related to the right to die imploded with the media frenzy over the recent death of Terri Schiavo.
Amendment 2 opponents urge voters to vote on against gay marriage ban
With the November elections less than a week away, initiatives to urge voters to vote no for the Marriage Protection Amendment is in its final stretch with rallies, campaigns and house parties breaking out ...
Guardianship Battle Begins In Schiavo-Like Case
Robert Lavers remembers waking precisely at 7 the morning of Sept. 9. He and his daughter had fallen asleep in the living room.
Terri Schiavo's attorney in town
She was at the center of an emotional right-to-die story. Today, her family's attorney was in town to tell her story.
Michael Schiavo Wants to Pull the Plug on Amendment 2
Amendment 2 is a stupid, poorly written, unneeded piece of garbage that may have serious implications for all Floridians, but at it's heart the battle over the amendment is a gay issue.
Unconscious Brain Still Registers Pain
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Barney Frank on "his Critical Moment"
Barney Frank on "his Critical Moment" FROM THE STANDPOINT of GLBT rights, it now seems likely - although by no means certain - that 2008 will be the year in which the political system caught up to the country.
Appeal court to consider fresh plea in Schiavo case
TERRI Schiavo's family was offered a faint glimmer of hope in their frantic campaign to keep her from death yesterday, after judges allowed them to file a fresh appeal.
For any family who has paced anxiously in the halls of a hospital, mulling over decisions about loved ones near death, bills and attorneys' documents are far from their minds.
Woman Entangled In Right-To-Life Case Dies
A 57-year-old woman at the center of a legal dispute similar to the battle for Terri Schiavo has died.
Liberal President Bush Leads GOP Toward Socialism
Before social conservatives bite my head off, yes President George W. Bush is socially conservative in his views against abortion and saving the life of a brain dead lady by the name of Terri Schiavo in Florida ...