main page
"To follow knowledge like a sinking star,
|
click here for a bigger sunset
One small voice in the proud tradition of FreeBlogging*
Saturday, September 27, 2003
posted by gbarto at 4:34 AM:
French news headlinesLe Monde: The Government Opposes Euthanasia. Vincent Humbert became blind and paraplegic after a bad car accident about three years ago. And his mother's obsession became, in her view, the elimination of his misery. And so she lobbied for his right to die and gave him poisonous injections that put him into a coma. He is now dead and there comes the question: Was this about eliminating suffering for someone who wanted to die or eliminating a life when its promise doesn't line up with our idea of a good life. Because of the circumstances of this case, it will be hard to know where Vincent stood; we can only look at where others stand. Yesterday, the French government took its stand: It is opposed.
Le Figaro: Euthanasia: Raffarin Refuses To Modify the Law.
Libération: Digital Photography Taking Off. Notes Libé, the market for digital cameras has grown 63% in France in six months. No word on what percentage of the market this brings it up to but they do tell us it adds up to 900 000 cameras. They also note that Kodak is getting out of the film business to concentrate on digital as film sales are down 1.8B dollars over two years.
Ouest-France: Vincent "liberated from his suffering." Ouest-France puts the mom's phrase in quotes and plays the story pretty much straight.
* * *
French Elections, 1st round
Second round special page
Second Round Results Map
The TurkeyBlog main page contains only the 20 most recent entries.
To go further back, check the archive in the right hand bar.
