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The concept of a “good death” has been debated since the beginning of civilization. In the 21st Century, longer lifespans and advances in medicine have resulted in new legislation regarding an individual’s “right to die.” The option to end one’s own life, when pain becomes intolerable or the quality of life is nonexistent, is an issue at the forefront of modern society. Who among us would trade places with a patient, dependent on machines and other people, for every aspect of their life? Who among us wouldn’t choose doctor-assisted death, if that option were available? During the last two decades, the states of Oregon, Washington, and Montana passed euthanasia legislation, and ...
The greatest violence and violation of human life is legalization of its disposability and annihilation based on its condition. Such killing, whether of self or another, depicts absolute contradiction and betrayal of the very hypothesis of humanity. It manifests absolute failure to provide due care, and that is inhuman. Human life is who we are. It is the basis of any argument for human rights. There cannot be a right to terminate the existence of the rights bearer. Such a right contradicts the possibility of its own existence. There cannot be dignity in terminating the one in whom dignity resides. There can only be indignity in killing a person. The paradox of legalization of euthanasia and...
Explains how to show, care for, show, and breed Dalmatians. Also describes the history and development of the breed.
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Oliver Lawrence was born 4 November 1757 on Long Island, New York. He was a descendant of one William Lawrence (born ca. 1622 in St Albańs, Hertfordshire, England) who immigrated to America 1635 and settled in Flushing, Long Island, New York. Oliver married Patty Ann Wait ca. 1778. They lived in New York and were the parents of nine known children. Descendants lived in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and elsewehere.