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Most supporters of euthanasia maintain that they believe in the basic sanctity and dignity of life, but argue that ending the suffering of terminally ill patients at their request is actually a move which respects sanctity of life. For them death with dignity, as opposed to a life of pain and suffering, is more humane. However, such contentions seem to be concerned more with the quality of life than its sanctity. In effect their case is that if we need to decide between the two, quality of life is more important than the sanctity of life. Thus the extremely...
...have sent you a copy of the letter that we mailed to Rev. Gomes and his reply. We had initially made the request verbally of his office. The response involved issues of civil ceremonies and state law as being the reason for not allowing same-sex ceremonies in Memorial Church. We then decided to formalize and broaden our search by asking several churches in the Harvard area if we could use their chapels, sending the requests by certified mail...
...request was for the use of the church for a same-sex blessing or union ceremony. We specifically did not request a "marriage" or "wedding." We knew that we were not allowed the legal right to be married. Our goal was simply to find a suitable religious location to commemorate our relationship. Rev. Gomes' reply specifically denied the use of Memorial Church for "blessings of same-sex unions," appearing to understand that we were not asking for a wedding or marriage...
Taylor said the request that land-lords make efforts to maintain protected status is a modest...
Union leaders said the vigil was meant as a symbolic request for Rudenstine to intervene in benefits negotiations, which they claim have been stalled by Provost Albert Carnesale...