I Guess, As An Emanuel, I Have

By Establishing A Social Policy That Keeps Physician-assisted Suicide And Euthanasia Illegal But Recognizes Exceptions, We Would Adopt The Correct Moral View: The Onus Of Proving That Everything Had Been Tried And That The Motivation And Rationale Were Convincing Would Rest On Those Who Wanted To End A Life.

Guilt. It Comes Naturally To Me As A Jew And A Liberal.

I Am Not Sure Precisely Why We Need To Have Privacy, But Everyone Knows For Sure That We Need To Relax And Not Have To Put On Our Social, Outwardly Looking Face All Of The Time.

Anyone Who Lives In Washington And Has An Official Position Viscerally Understands The Cost Of A Lack Of Privacy. Every Dinner - Especially Ones With A Journalist In Attendance - Is Preceded By The Mandatory, 'this Is Off The Record.' But Everyone Also Knows, Nothing Is Really 'off The Record.

The Situation Around Terri Schiavo Was A Deeply Held Conflict Over What To Do If Someone Isn't Going To Return To Consciousness Or Competence. Who Will Decide? Even There, Where We Had Settled Legal Rules, We Still Had Disagreement. We're Torn About These Things.