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Wednesday, June 26, 2019

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PATIENTS’ REQUEST TO DIE Rescuers must choose between life and death with dignityJune 25, 2019 A quandary is spreading among emergency medical workers on whether to save lives at all costs or grant the wishes of terminally ill patients and let them die with dignity.
EVEN TOUGHER STAND Kawasaki eyes criminal action for those who stir hate speechJune 25, 2019 KAWASAKI--The Kawasaki city government is putting more teeth into a planned ordinance to ban hate speech by threatening to take criminal action against repeat offenders and levying hefty fines.

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