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Oregon's Death With Dignity Law allows people who are terminally ill to chose their own fate. Oregon is the first law to allow this act, and so far only 525 people have chosen the death with dignity act since it got passed in 1997.

People are being discriminated by others because of the person they choose to be with the rest of their life. Laws are trying to be past to allow them to be together.

Dead peasants insurance is actually a pejorative name for corporate-owned life insurance. This practice is also known as janitor's insurance and can be used by employers to obtain payments in case the employee dies. For employers, this type of life insurance has the role of a compensation for the financial implications that could be involved in the loss of a [...]

Technology has come very far, it makes life much easier. People want life to be easier, but we loose sight of the meaning in our lives. It is when things are difficult that we find the things worth living for. This article talks about the 5 ways technology has effected us negatively. Storage is no longer an issue, we save almost everything, and pirating has greatly increased. People no longer carry cash, it is easier to loose sight of what is spent when everything is paid for on a card. Cars are now beginning to do the driving for us. movies are being developed to the point where it is like we are actually in the film and we stop connecting with the actors themselves. Google glasses are meant to replace cellphones but they are majorly unsafe. with all of this technology it is hard to see where we will be in the future.

This act is very important in order to keep your health privacy secure. Knowing that your medical information will be secure is very important for people who wish to keep their life private and keep themselves from medical insurance fraud.

I once worked in a call center dealing with medical records and it was very reassuring to see how serious HIPAA is taken. It definitely made me feel safe and confident in my personal health information.

I agree health privacy is very important. It is nice to see that HIPAA is doing its job and protecting the privacy of the people

Congress faces midnight deadline as it rushes to renew anti-terror USA Patriot Act Congress is rushing to extend the life of three anti-terror tools, including the use of roving wiretaps, before they expire at midnight Thursday.The Senate was set to start voting on the legislation, including possible amendments, Thursday morning.

We learn on this website that raising the drinking age to 21, "has little or no life-saving effect." It states the different statistics from a legal push to a state adopted age increase.

This site discusses Due Process of law: procedural and substantive issues. Due process asserts that no person shall "be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law."

This article describes how the elderly's rights to autonomy dwindles with their age. Their rights to the simple things in life can be taken, especially if forced into a care facility where most of the time they are told what to eat and wear. Does this violate their rights?

The majority of people, when thinking of health care, consider things such as physical illnesses and things of that sort. Many do not think of mental health, which is an extremely pertinent part of an individual's quality of life. The problems and issues with obtaining services for mental health and maintaining them, sadly, are quite a few. This makes being able to find and receive the help and treatment needed for individuals' with mental health issues difficult and sometimes nearly impossible.

This one covers them all. 40,000 new laws taking place this year, and this article covers many of them from all over the US.

Does having ink on your skin limit your ability to save someone's life? This is an article that explains the discrimination that is had for people with tattoo's in a workplace.

This site explains to people how they may be mislead to thinking their work computer is personal like at home. It goes into detail on the different ways an employer can check their recent activities.

Giving animals rights is about protecting them since they cannot speak up for themselves. We are their voice. We should not go around harming them or beating them. Some people have pets in their house and it amazes me how people can adopt an animal and then go and abuse them. They did not ask to be adopted by you to have you do that to them. They can feel, and they deserve to be happy and live their one life.

This article discusses the issues with the death penalty. Included are many real life scenarios. The article also mentions news and laws in various states.

Capital punishment (the death penalty) is the pre-meditated taking of a human life by a government in response to a crime committed by that legally convicted person. This article sums the arguments for and against the death penalty, and statistics worldwide.

This short news article talks about how the deaf community is pretty much a culture just like the Hispanic Culture. Gives an example of a 53 year old lady who throughout her whole life was deaf and lived outside the deaf community because she spoke english and could lipread

Even though we have enacted law that allows men to take paternity leave, few do. Why?

This article gives points from both sides of the spectrum regarding Abortion. It is a super controversal subject. Some people believe that even if you dont want the child, that you should at least wait out the pregnancy and then give the baby up for adoption. On the other hand, you have this person that has no interest in this child that they are carrying, so are they really going to make sure that it is a healthy pregnancy? Like no drinking, or smoking, taking all the pre-natal vitamins...and if the answer is no, then is it doing more harm putting a baby through future potential problems? All these questions are what make this topic so difficult to argue for or against and to be absolutly sure about the decision.

Many points come up in the abortion debate. Here's a look at 10 abortion arguments from both sides - 10 arguments for abortion and 10 arguments against abortion - for a total of 20 statements covering a range of issues including teen pregnancy, rape and incest, post-abortion stress, health concerns and complications, and whether abortion is moral.