Ethics: Tragic Tug-of-War

A lesbian's fight to see her disabled lover becomes a cause celebre

Sharon Kowalski has always been a maverick. While her brother and sister stayed close to home -- the Iron Range of northern Minnesota -- Sharon struck out on her own. She worked her way through college, found a teaching job, bought a house with a friend and developed her passions for photography, cross-country skiing and motorcycling. "I used to tell her I got a new gray hair every time she took off for somewhere," recalls her mother Della. "Kids do lots of things you don't like, but you still love them." In short, a willful young woman.

Now that very will...

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