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...meeting descended into the usual picturesque result of successful lobbying: a bit of old-fashioned horse trading. "At one point they offered us a deal," said Walker. "If we backed off on masochism, they would create a sadistic disorder to cover wife beaters." No deal. The group began to discuss a supposed hallmark of masochism, the willingness to endure pain. "Oh, you mean, like early-morning joggers?" inquired one of the feminists. "No, football players," said another; and a third chimed in, "What about high heels or girdles?" The hallmark was dropped. As compromise clauses hummed through...
Nonetheless, the Schroeders do feel that the families of any future recipients should be given a clearer idea of both what to expect and what will be expected of them. Particularly important, says Mel, is that implant candidates discuss with their families in advance what actions to take if disabling complications occur and the patient's quality of life becomes marginal. Says he: "We thought it was going to be either yes or no. That he was either going to live or die." No one counted on a state of existence somewhere in between. --By Claudia Wallis. Reported by Barbara...
Late last week the meeting broke into small groups to discuss what sort of recommendations to send to the Pope. The bishops have already commissioned a five-member committee to draft a statement to the world's Christians on Vatican II. Nonetheless, it was unclear whether any concrete proposals for new interpretations of the council would emerge before the synod's close on Dec. 8. --By Richard N. Ostling. Reported by Daniela Simpson and Wilton Wynn/Rome
...food markets, the neat little homes and humming village industries springing up throughout the countryside, the openness to foreign influences ranging from computer technology to rock music are like nothing they or their hosts have seen before. Neither is the willingness of intellectuals, like Deng impatient with ideology, to discuss how much of it can be dumped in the interest of still faster growth. It is primarily because his continuing reform of China and Marxism holds more promise for changing the course of history than anything else that occurred during 1985 that Deng Xiaoping is TIME...
...might be willing to lower their guard and allow on-site inspections persuaded Reagan to reconsider his flat refusal to talk about a test ban. Last week the President sent Gorbachev a letter, described by White House aides as "conciliatory," suggesting that experts from the two sides meet to discuss the verification issue...