Sentence examples for death debate from inspiring English sources

Rachel Aviv beautifully illuminates the story of Jahi McMath, a child who was declared brain-dead four years ago, in Oakland, and the family members who disagree with her diagnosis ("The Death Debate," February 5th).

But most discussion has steered clear of the basic issue of whether suicide itself is right or wrong, or can ever be rationally chosen".Our society has not evolved a measured, considered set of moral rules, laws, and customs concerning suicide," observes Margaret Pabst Battin, author of "The Death Debate" (Prentice Hall; $24.95), a lucid survey of the ethical issues suicide raises.

Since Russell's death, debate has also taken place over the ultimate importance of Russell's contributions, not just to philosophy, but to other disciplines as well.

Following his death, debate about his ideas and their interpretation, particularly in Germany during the 20th century, has continued.

If every older person were guaranteed a physician with time to talk about life and ways to live it more fully, as well as to discuss the best ways to deal with the inevitability of death, debates about "death panels" would wither from lack of fearful fuel.

A Life-or-Death Debate The discontent among some oncologists over the design of the PLX4032 trial spilled over at a scientific meeting sponsored by the Melanoma Research Alliance in late February.

This lobby, aided by the 64 Democrats who voted to insert unfounded red herrings into a critical life-and-death debate over the basic right of access to health care, exploited the vulnerabilities of the Democratic Party.

As their communities mourn their deaths, debate swirls over the continuing outbreaks of violence in Israel.

As in the other life-and-death debates -- war, abortion, euthanasia -- there are more opinions than witnesses.

Gingrich says that what he learned from debating Romney is that he wins the "life-or-death debates," and that he was surprised that Obama was so "startlingly empty" and that made the "matchup extraordinary".

In their new book Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming, Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway track another group of influencers, exerting power across a wide range of life-and-death debates over science and public health policy, everything from global warming to the dangers of cigarettes to acid rain.