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Asbestos kills: and more than just people: jobs, ethics, and elementary justice.(Law And Health)
IT'S become a familiar scenario across the U.S.: A jovial air pervades this parking lot adjacent to a union hall that belies the serious purpose that has brought together a group of middle-aged men. For much of the afternoon they've been sipping coffee and waiting their turn to enter the trailer parked at one end of the parking lot. The trailer contains X-ray equipment, and they're about to have their lungs checked for asbestos-related diseases. They're here in response to postcards saying things like, "You Might Have Million Dollar Lungs!"
They know they're entering a lottery, one in which a tiny few may find they have cancer but many more will find themselves ...
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