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'U'doctorsfavor
assisted death more
By Jessica Mass Fatal Tendencies
Daily Staff Reporter
The debate surrounding the legal and Caneer specialists in university-based
moral implications of assisted-suicide prac tices are more likely to support
was sparked again when Dr. Jack Kevor- assited suicide and adiUnister such
kian was present atla 23rd death last Fri- medcince, says a new University stud
day. Now, the debate has touched the 2523% Universitybased
University. Not universit
A new study of Michigan oncol-
ogists shows that the assisted suicide de- 204P
bate is divided along academic lines. The
study, surveying 154 Michigan 15 14%
oncologists, found that physicians in aca-
demic settings are five times more likely
than community oncologists to support 1
physician-assisted death.
Dr. David J. Doukas, an assistant 4%
professor of family practice at the Uni-
versity Medical Center and co-author of
the study, asserts that personal philoso- Willing to give Have given
phies affect a physician's choice to par- death-ausing death-causing
ticipate in physician-assisted deaths. medication medication
"We were not surprised to find that JONATHAN BERNDT/I
the majority of doctors specializing in
the treatment of cancer patients would he anticipated that any study of phy
have reservations about acting on re- cian-assisted death would find suc
quests to hasten a person's death, even if large percentage of doctors involy
that option were made legal," Doukas with passive euthanasia.
said. "The right to discontinue treatmr
The study also showed that oncol- has been established for a long time,a
ogists in university hospitals are more both physicians and the general pub
likely toadministermedication to induce think it's a good thing," Bachman sai
a patient's death. General opinions on assisted suic
According to the study, the differ- and active euthanasia were strongly po
ences between the academic and non- ized.Ofthesurveyedoncologists,20.8p
academic medical communities could cent favoredlegislation allowing physic
result from the academic institutions' assisted suicide, yet 35.1 percent were
quiet acceptance of physician-assisted posed togovemment intervention.
death. The study Ilso suggests that phy- Until last year, assistedsuicide w
sicians who support these practices may four-year felony in Michigan. Si]
be drawn to academic settings, or that an then, the state Supreme Court has
academic atmosphere promotes a feeling cided that assisted suicide violates ct
of distance - both moral and logistical mon law. However, The Ann Ar
-between the physician and the patient. News reported that Sen. Jim Berryr
More than 80 percent of the oncol- (D-Adrian) is working on a law to le
ogists surveyed had experience with pas- ize and regulate physician-assisted:
sive euthanasia- the withholding of cide under certain circumstances.
life-sustaining treatments. Doukas suggests that if physician
Jerald Bachman, a research scientist sisteddeath became legalit may be vie
at the Institute for Social Research, said in the same heated way as abortion.
scream, you scream ...
ex Ehrlich, two-years-old, battles to keep his ice cream from melting but his persistant efforts were overcome by the
varm day yesterday.
Leadership 2017 program kicks
off 2 year of training students
By Steve Townsend
Daily Staff Reporter
According to the University's Stu-
dent Affairs Division, the Leadership
2017 program is "an advanced leader-
p skills enhancement program."
Deb Moriarty, a coordinator of Lead-
ership 2017, said the program will not
only train students but will also improve
relationships within the University.
"Thisgroup can serve as a resourcefor
the administration when we are looking for
input on programs, policies and services
that affect students,"Moriarty said.
However, Leadership 2017 is off to a
rocky start. As 19new student leaders be-
the second summer of the training pro-
gram on Monday, aspects of the summer
training programhave sparked debate.
Reactions to the program have fo-
cused on two specific areas: the payments
by the University to participants, and the
process used to select those participants.
Participants receive an hourly wageof
$10 over a40-hour week, totaling $4,800
over the course of the 12-week program.
Maureen A. Hartford, the vice presi-
dent for student affairs and Leadership
's creator, supports the compensa-
tion of student leaders. Hartford said the
experience of programs such as Leader-
ship 2017 should not be reserved only for
those who can afford it,
"You're leveling the playing field
and assuring that leadership is not based
on class rather than on merit," she said.
In March, the Michigan Student As-
sembly passed a resolution opposing pro-
participation by its elected officers,
ng dangers to the assembly's integrity.
During his campaign Wainess said
that he is "dedicated to fostering student
leadership but believe(s)that Leadership
2017 is not the best vehicle toward the
fulfillment of that important goal."
Wainess, however, announced he
will participate in the training program.
"Events and people have dictated
that my opinions on 2017 have shifted
slightly," Wainess said Monday.
"I decided that since I had made a
pro-active and good faith effort to get
corporate sponsorship, since I came to
the conclusion that MSA could ill-afford
to isolate itself from other student
groups, and since 2017 could be a prime
tool for student empowerment, I decided
to start participating in the program,"
Wainess said.
Since his election, Wainess has at-
tempted unsuccessfully to acquirecorpo-
rate sponsorship for his participation in
the program to attend without accepting
the University salary.
Rick Bemstein, the LSA StudentGov-
emment president and acurrent Leadership
2017 participant, said that he feels that fi-
nancial compensationis anecessity.
"One thing I have to respect is that a
lotof students wouldn't be able to attend
if they weren't paid. Summer is when
many of them are making money for the
rest of the year,"Bemstein said.
According to a selection committee
member who spoke on the condition of
anonymity, Bernstein was not recom-
mended by the program's selection com-
mittee but was chosen for the program
by administration.
Bemstein said he almost chose not to
participate when he was finally accepted.
"Idisagree with the fact that you can
put 12 people in a room and call them
leaders," Bemstein said. "I don't believe
in the word leader."
The selection committee was in-
structed to recommend candidates based
on several criteria, including the scope of
the candidate's organization and their
position in it.
Bernstein has begun to settle the issue
of compensation on a personal level by
preparing to use his earnings to organize
a scholarship fund for disabled students
who "have given back to the community."
The first four years of the fund will
be covered by his wages from Leader-
ship 2017, said to Bernstein. Benstein's
family will pay the remainder of the
fund. An exact figure and time-schedule
for the fund has yet to be determined,
Bernstein said.
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