Killing them softly
Article Abstract:
English homicide law, described by a judge in Jul. 1997 as permeated by anomaly, fiction, misnomer and obsolete reasoning, should be modernized to encompass certain types of euthanasia. Euthanasia could be considered morally acceptable in cases in which someone is in a Persistent Vegetative State (PVS), is terminally ill and in intolerable pain or distress, or is fatally ill and wants to die. A diagnosis of PVS should be made a sufficient condition for the ending of life, and doctors should be trusted to give terminally ill patients whatever drugs are necessary to relieve suffering.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1997
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Bunk in the bank
Article Abstract:
French or German students who obtain a degree in the humanities usually expect to go into teaching but in the UK they can aspire to middle management, the civil service or accountancy. One in three of the 3,139 history graduates during the academic year ending 1990 were in work within six months and about half entered industry and commerce. The public sector, banking, insurance and accountancy were also entered. Some employers believe a humanities degree actually handicaps an employee but the UK is on its own in offering 40% of graduate vacancies to those with any degree.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1992
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