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- 611: The Case for Euthanasia: Should Physician-Assisted Suicide be Legalized?
- ... hopes of clarification, we must first distinguish between active and passive euthanasia. Passive euthanasia involves the patient's refusal of medical assistance. It involves the right to die which is protected by the United States Constitution clauses of due process liberty and the right to privacy (Fourteenth Amendment). The right to doctor- assisted suicide, or active euthanasia, consists of, "...a patient's right to authorize a physician to perform an act ... euthanasia believe that legislation against it is "violative of the fundamental concepts of liberty, freedom of choice, and self-determination" They base these beliefs on the text of the fourteenth amendment to the United States Constitution. The voluntary choice between life and death is, to them, a basic human right which the government has no right to legislate. They often compare this choice of euthanasia to the right to abortion. Judge ...
- 612: The Case for Euthanasia: Should Physician-Assisted Suicide be Legalized?
- ... hopes of clarification, we must first distinguish between active and passive euthanasia. Passive euthanasia involves the patient's refusal of medical assistance. It involves the right to die which is protected by the United States Constitution clauses of due process liberty and the right to privacy (Fourteenth Amendment). The right to doctor-assisted suicide, or active euthanasia, consists of, "...a patient's right to authorize a physician to perform an act ... euthanasia believe that legislation against it is "violative of the fundamental concepts of liberty, freedom of choice, and self-determination" They base these beliefs on the text of the fourteenth amendment to the United States Constitution. The voluntary choice between life and death is, to them, a basic human right which the government has no right to legislate. They often compare this choice of euthanasia to the right to abortion. Judge ...
- 613: China 2
- ... 1949 was to officially eliminate organized religion. Previously the dominant religions in China had been Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. Most temples and schools of these four religions were converted to secular purposes. Only with the constitution of 1978 was official support again given for the allowance of formal religion in China. The constitution also stated that the Chinese population had the right to hold religious beliefs. Moreover, China has a long and rich cultural tradition in which education has played a major role. Throughout the imperial period (221 ...
- 614: The Line Item Veto Act of 1995
- ... would not be excited to see the President hold this much power, while on the other hand I believe that the benefits of passing the line-item-veto could possibly out weigh that fact. The Constitution states that the President only has the right to a simple-veto, I believe that the Constitution should bend with the growth of our Country, certain changes need to be made.
- 615: Extreme Nationalism
- ... 51). In order for this to work, and the state to be stable, the parties (the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes) would have to minimize conflict in the interest of the new modernization taking place. The constitution of June 28, 1921, which became known as the St. Vitus Day Constitution (Vidovdanski Ustav), was intended as a major step in this direction. It defined the new state as a constitutional, parliamentary, and hereditary monarchy (Udovicki, Ridgeway, 51). Nationalism is a power game. In this aspect, we ...
- 616: Oppressed Slaves To Champion Soldiers
- ... as the former slave Frederick Douglass of New York, saw the Civil War as a road to emancipation for the slaves. However, the idea of emancipation presented problems in the North. For one thing, the Constitution recognized slavery. In addition, most Northerners - even though they may have opposed slavery - were convinced of black inferiority. Many of them feared the emancipation would cause a mass movement of Southern blacks into the North ... the final order as the Emancipation Proclamation. The Emancipation Proclamation, though legally binding, was a war measure that could be reversed later. Therefore, in 1865, Lincoln helped push through Congress the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which abolished slavery throughout the nation. For his effort in freeing the slaves, Lincoln is known as the "Great Emancipator." However, many discredit that title for Lincoln due to the fact that he too believed ...
- 617: Nineteenth Century
- ... keep the Southern states from leaving the Union over slavery. The Union won on April 9, 1865, when General Lee Surrenders to General Grant at Appomatox. On January 31, 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution was proposed and on December 6, 1865 it was ratified. It outlawed slavery in all parts of The United States. Proposed on June 13, 1866, and ratified on July 9, 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution stated that all people born in the United States should have equal rights. However, even after the Civil War, most African Americans were still not treated equally. In Mississippi, for example, all African Americans had ...
- 618: Ireland or United Kingdom?
- ... are deeply religious. Most of the inhabitants of the republic are Roman Catholic. As a result, laws on divorce and on censorship of films and literature are more restrictive than in most other countries. The Constitution of Ireland guarantees freedom of worship to all religions. There are small Protestant communities whose members are prominent in the professions and in industry. Ireland is a democratically governed country. All citizens over the age ...
- 619: Nicaragua
- ... in 1967, Anastasio Somoza Debayle, younger son of the former dictator, was elected president. A military-minded autocrat, he repressed opposition with the aid of the National Guard. In August 1971 the legislature abrogated the constitution and dissolved itself. In elections to a constituent assembly in February 1972, Somoza's Liberal party won decisively. In May, Somoza stepped down to the post of chief of the armed forces; political control was ...
- 620: Mexico
- ... to show his resentment against the United States and in 1916 led a raid on Columbus, New Mexico. As a result, an American force under General John J. Pershing was sent to Mexico. A new constitution, enacted in 1917, provided for a labor code, prohibited a president from serving consecutive terms, expropriated all property of religious orders, and restored communal lands to the Native Americans. Many provisions dealing with labor and ...
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