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Conscience and Religious Freedom Division Threatens Patient Autonomy

A new Trump agency protects healthcare providers who opt out of medical aid in dying

In a significant blow to Americans who wish to exercise their right to die on their own terms, the Trump administration announced in January that it has created a new Conscience and Religious Freedom Division in the Department of Health … Continue reading

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“The Secret Life of Bees,” by Sue Monk Kidd

A young girl grapples with her mother’s death and the universal problem of growing up

Growing up has never been easy for any one. In Sue Monk Kidd’s critically acclaimed first novel The Secret Life of Bees, her protagonist, Lily Owens, does so in the midst of the Deep South’s Civil Rights revolt. The memory … Continue reading

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