Making the decision to end a baby's life

Article Abstract:

Wanda Hudson's son was born with a form of dwarfism that impairs lungs and chest cavity development, and doctors at Texas children's Hospital deemed his condition untreatable and fatal. A debate of the infant end-of-life issues is discussed giving reference to the case of Baby Doe who suffered from Down's Syndrome and died in 1982 in a potentially life saving surgery which was opposed by his parents.

Public affairs, Ethics, Ethical aspects, Right to refuse treatment, Right to die, Treatment refusal

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Mandatory minimums hit non-violent first-timers

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Federal mandatory minimum sentencing laws, which were designed to target the most violent drug offenders and to catch people high on the drug-distribution food chain in the US, clogged the country's prisons with addicts and low-level and first-time offenders serving long-term prisons. The effectiveness of the mandatory minimum policies and their unintended consequences are discussed.

Sentences (Criminal procedure)

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Are bloggers journalists?

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The increasing number of Bloggers has resulted in controversy over their use of confidential sources to gain information and thus hold a doubt about their stand as a journalist. The three blogger sites, Thinksecret.com, Appleinside.com and Powerpage.org were warned by the California government to disclose their sources of leaked company secrets.

California, Company legal issue, Cases, Electronic news gathering, Online journalism, Disclosure of information, Weblogs, Blogs

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