104 year old man assisted dying

Although assisted suicide is legal in some countries, Switzerland is the only place which accepts foreign nationals for the life-ending process. Lifecircle, a small assisted suicide advocacy group based in Basel, is a medical facility that tends to non-Swiss people too. … [Read more...] about What Is Suicide Clinic? 104-Year-Old Man Sings His Way To Assisted Death

“MICHAEL CLAYTON”He’s no Atticus Finch. In fact, he may be the anti-Atticus, an impeccably groomed BigLaw bagman who specializes in expedient ways to make problems go away. But as played by George Clooney, he comes with enough character flaws to make his choice of “prac­tice area” understandable, if not forgivable. Like many lawyers he’s entrepreneurial, having opened a bar with his alcoholic brother. But like some lawyers, he’s also overextended from the experience. As a successful former prosecutor, Clayton has the very lawyerly ability to see things as they are, and the kind of complicated character to understand the subversive nature of compromise. He knows when and how to turn the tables on the uptight cor­porate lawyer who bumped off his friend—a suspension of disbelief is required here. But pity the corporate lawyer who sees her job as a life-and-death game and loses. … [Read more...] about Newsmakers of the Year 2007 and 2008

“That being said, different lines market to different classes of clientele. Carnival attracts the younger set with the ‘fun ship’ slogan. There probably aren’t too many sickly elderly aboard their ships. By contrast, NCL, Crown and Holland America market toward the older crowd. Those lines will probably be a bit more selective in their medical staffing and medical capabilities shipboard, as well as [have] a better lineup of port agents to help arrange medevacs.” … [Read more...] about For vacationers encountering trouble on cruise ships, U.S. laws may provide little help