Follow the links below to read New York Times news items that are related to the contemporary moral issues covered in chapters 8 through 16 in Doing Ethics. 

Abortion | Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide | Capital Punishment | Pornography | Censorship | Affirmative Action | Equal Educational Opportunities | Environment | Animals | War Crimes | US Armament and Defense | Terrorism

Abortion

Access, Access, Access Great health care often is about just being in a position to get some.

More Than Onerous Anti-abortion legislators unsatisfied with the Senate’s health care bill must give ground in the interests of passing reform.

Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide

When the Only Hope Is a Peaceful Ending This is a very personal story of living gracefully with a fatal diagnosis.

Louisiana: No Charges in Death The death of Jannie Burgess, 79, who died after Hurricane Katrina, will not be reclassified as a homicide because the cause of death could not be determined.

Capital Punishment

Ohio: Execution After Suicide Attempt A death row inmate who tried to kill himself last week by overdosing on pills was executed for robbing and strangling his neighbor in 1994.

Texas: Judge Takes Back Death Penalty Ruling A Harris County judge who came under criticism for declaring the death penalty unconstitutional took back his decision on Tuesday.

Pornography

The Day Obscenity Became Art Celebrating 50 years of the “interchange of ideas” in D. H. Lawrence’s 1928 novel “Lady Chatterley’s Lover.”

Lights, Camera, Lots of Action. Forget the Script. With pornographic movies being sold online in chunks, moviemakers are now even less interested in story lines.

Censorship

A Plan in Britain to Block Sites Offering Pirated Music Supporters of a proposal say it would give copyright holders the tools to tackle piracy at the supply and demand levels.

Publishers Question Apple’s Rejection of Nudity German publishers are worrying that Apple’s desire to limit offensive material on its iPhone applications is spilling over into censorship.

Affirmative Action

Meet the New Elite, Not Like the Old From affirmative action grew a generation of leaders who walk in two worlds.

Race in 2028 Affirmative action has always been understandable, but never ideal. As the first “post-white” generation rises, race-based discrimination needs to go.

Equal Educational Opportunities

Officials Step Up Enforcement of Rights Laws in Education Education Secretary Arne Duncan plans to say an office “has not been as vigilant as it should have been” on discrimination.

California Campus Sees Uneasy Race Relations Racial incidents at the University of California, San Diego, fed a simmering, some say much-needed, debate over race relations.

Environment

Everglades Land Purchase

Let Your Conscience Do the Walking in Green Pages Several new books extolling the virtues of green living provide information for readers of all commitment levels.

Animals

Out of the Darkness An early-morning drive across the plains of Wyoming brings some visual surprises.

Roasted Halibut With Lemons, Olives and Rosemary A recipe for Roasted Halibut With Lemons, Olives and Rosemary.

War Crimes

Afghanistan Says It Enacted Law to Pardon War Crimes Human rights groups have attacked the measure, which grants blanket immunity for acts committed before the fall of the Taliban.

Death Squad A riveting account of the flawed leadership, bad luck and virulent personalities that led to the 2006 murder of an entire Iraqi family by American soldiers.

US Armament and Defense

A Politically Feasible Jet The Air Force is left with only one bid in the auction to replace its tanker fleet a reminder of why the Pentagon needs to clean up its procurement process.

He Asked. They Told. A photographer uses his art to push for social change for gays in the military.

Terrorism

Pakistan Charges 5 Americans in Plot A Pakistani court formally charged five young Americans of plotting terrorism in the country, their lawyer said.

Defense Cites Entrapment in Terror Case The man accused of masterminding a plot to blow up two Bronx synagogues was offered $250,000 by a government informant for his effort, according to papers filed in court by defense lawyers.

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