AMA panel backs organ donation for anencephalic newborns
A policy panel of the American Medical Association proposes changing laws to allow living donation from babies born with anencephaly to ease transplant shortages. Critics warn it equates killing infants to save others, while supporters cite grief relief and supply needs. The proposal, debated since the Baby Theresa case, hinges on two expert diagnoses and parental consent.
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Chicago
American Medical Assay
AMA
John Glasson
AMA Council On Ethical and Judicial Affairs
Glasson
North Carolina
George Annas
Boston University
Journal of the American Medical Assn
U.S
Theresa
Florida
Florida Supreme Court
House of Delegates
Annas
Alex Capron
University of Southern California
Health messages promote beauty and sun safety
Washington reports a summer health campaign urging wide brimmed hats sun glasses and sunscreen to prevent wrinkles while highlighting the rising threat of skin cancer. Public service spots feature John Goodman promoting the ultraviolet index to guide outdoor risk decisions, stressing fashion friendly protection without dwelling on cancer.
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Washington
Peyton Weary
University of Virginia
United States
John Goodman
National Weather Service
Goodman
Steve Wyatt
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Health officials urge sun protection to cut skin cancer risk
Health experts warn that most lifetime sun exposure occurs before 18 and urge sunscreen use with a skin protection factor. The CDC projects over 7,000 US deaths and about 1 million cancer diagnoses this year, including 34,000 melanomas. Public agencies partner on a sun protection awareness campaign.
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Wyatt
CDC
United States
National Weather Service
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Partners For Sun Protection Awareness
CIA chief urges creation of national imagery agency
CIA Director John M. Deutch proposed merging photo interpretation units from the CIA and Defense agencies to form a national imagery agency. He aims to streamline collection, analysis, and distribution of imagery to improve timely delivery to the president and military leaders, with a plan sought by fall 1996.
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Washington
CIA
John M. Deutch
Pentagon
Defense Mapping Agency
Deutch
George Washington University
U.S
Defense
R. James Woolsey
House Intelligence Committee
Woolsey
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