Articles for tag: Euthanasia, Legal Rights

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Euthanasia – Should Animals and Humans Be Treated Differently?

In the debate on animal rights, a lot of attention is placed on how animals should be treated more like humans. However, how would this apply in the case of euthanasia? Currently, we euthanize pets, research animals, and livestock when they are incontinent, immobile, suffer from untreatable diseases, and/or are in severe pain. We do ...

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Treatment of Women in Ancient Rome

The typical patrician (middle and upper class) Roman family included the father, mother, children, married sons, their families and slaves. The plebeians (lower class) Romans also followed the mores of their wealthy families, although few could afford slaves. In most Roman families, the paterfamilias was in absolute charge, and the materfamilias had few rights that ...

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Secured and Unsecured Debt

Secured debt is when credit is secured by collateral. In the event of default, the collateral can be seized, and then sold to pay the debt. In the event that the collateral does not fully cover the cost of the debt, creditors may file a deficiency judgment. A deficiency judgment allows the creditor to recover ...

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Non-Compete Agreements: Your Legal Rights

More and more businesses are created every day, and since the United States is built upon the concept of competition, business owners have to be careful about who they hire, and what those employees do after leaving the business. Because of this concern, employers sometimes include non-compete agreements in their employment contracts to guard against ...