Sentences with phrase «laws against dying»

Using taxes and laws against dying, margarine was a marginal product for decades.

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He fights with every religious leader of his day (they are representives of God), hangs out with some of the lowest people in society (drunks, prostitutes, tax collectors), healed people on the sabbath (they see this as against the law), healed lepers (also against the law), accepts some Gentiles and heals them (outside his actual mission), died for all of «humanity», etc..

A little thought about natural law makes clear that there is no other species than man so endowed with the possibilities of its own protection and thoughtful promulgation; no other species that can display such a reverence for life that it can fight against the dying of the light; no other that can so protect its weakest, most vulnerable members.

Meanwhile, a nurse told me that her dying mother was refused morphine by her GP because she said it was against the law.

Decisions had to be made from time to time as to where or when services of the church would be held; the church needed to be told of the impending visit of an apostle, or of some prophet or teacher from abroad; a question has been raised as to the good faith of one of these visitors, and there must be some discussion of the point and a decision on it; a fellow Christian from another church is on a journey and needs hospitality; a member of the local congregation planning to visit a church abroad needs a letter of introduction to that church, which someone must be authorized to provide; a serious dispute about property rights or some other legal matter has arisen between two of the brothers and the church must name someone to help them settle the issue or must in some other way deal with it; a new local magistrate has begun to prosecute Christians for violating the law against unlicensed assembly, and consideration must be given to ways and means of meeting this crisis; charges have been brought against one of the members by another member, and these must be investigated and perhaps some disciplinary action taken; one of the members has died, and the church is called on for some special action in behalf of his family in the emergency; differences of opinion exist in the church on certain questions of morals or belief (such as marriage and divorce, or the resurrection), differences which local prophets and teachers are apparently unable to compose, and a letter must be written to the apostle — who will write this letter and what exactly will it say?

Monsanto and the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) have long defended their die - hard positions against mandatory GMO labeling laws, often by feigning concern about the financial impact labeling laws would have on consumers.

They should not have to suffer against their wishes, nor should they have to travel abroad to die or asked loved ones to break the law to help them.

One of the main arguments against a new law on assisted dying is that it would lead to vulnerable people being forced to end their lives against their will, by relatives or others who might have an ulterior motive.

«If a groomer wants to bathe your dog in battery acid, he can, and it's going to die, but it's not against the law,» she said.

We're not talking about single individuals dying because the auto industry held out against seat belt laws.

Sue Bowler, Partner and Head of services for vulnerable and disabled people at law firm Coffin Mew, comments: «Until the landmark court decision in Jakki Smith's case, the law discriminated against unmarried couples when one of them died because of someone else's negligence.

The UK intestacy laws are found in the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (1975 Act) and allow certain family members and dependants to claim against the deceased's estate if the deceased died intestate or they have not been provided for under a Will.

You do some legal research, and you come across an arresting sentence in a law review from a dozen years ago: «Despite the overwhelmingly large number of people who die from hospital - acquired infections each year, there are virtually no instances of successful litigation against doctors or hospitals.»

Many people commence a legal action against a Realtor but due to the high costs of litigation and frankly the fact that many chose the wrong lawyer (not all lawyers know real estate law and rules) their cases wither and die.