Archive for the ‘Death Ethics’ Category
(From 2009) Governor of RI to Gays and Lesbians: You Cannot Claim Your Partner’s Corpse
14, May 2012R.I. governor vetoes ‘domestic partners’ burial bill Katherine Gregg, The Providence Journal, (November 10, 2009) Note: This post first ran in November 2009. We’re reposting it now, after President Obama’s recently announced support for same-sex marriage. Most people do no realize the legal obstacles same-sex partners often face when attempting to claim their partner’s corpse [...]
- By: John
- In: Death + the Law|Death Ethics
- Tags: civil rights, LGBT, same-sex partners, unclaimed bodies
Nuts and Bolts! Nuts and Bolts! Dead Bodies Rule!
22, Feb 2012The Afterlife of Artificial Hips and Knees Clark Boyd and Rob Hugh-Jones PRI’s The World via BBC News (February 21, 2012) The metal used in surgical implants can be melted down and recycled after people are cremated, and these days it often is. Long time readers of the Death Reference Desk might remember this August [...]
- By: John
- In: Cremation|Death + Technology|Death Ethics|Eco-Death
- Tags: bioethics, cremains, green burial
Under Recent Policy, Cook County Begins Donating Unclaimed Bodies after 2 Weeks Cadavers that are left in morgue are given to medical research Becky Schlikerman, William Lee and Ronnie Reese, Chicago Tribune (October 04, 2011) Medical Examiner: Families Who Object to Body Donation Can Opt for Burial Becky Schlikerman, Chicago Tribune (October 05, 2011) There [...]
- By: John
- In: Death + Crime|Death + the Economy|Death + the Law|Death Ethics
- Tags: bioethics, forensics
The War On Death
23, Jul 2011Death and Budgets David Brooks, New York Times (July 15, 2011) Much of the budget mess may stem from a deep cultural antipathy toward recognizing our own mortality. The Quagmire: How American Medicine is Destroying Itself Daniel Callahan and Sherwin B. Nuland, The New Republic (July 15, 2011) Since the American political system (read: mostly [...]
Terry Pratchett and Assisted Dying in England
18, Jun 2011Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die BBC iPlayer (only available until 9:59PM Monday, June 20, 2011) Terry Pratchett’s BBC Documentary Reopens Debate on Assisted Dying Fantasy writer’s film shows final moments of a man with motor neurone disease at Dignitas clinic in Switzerland Esther Addley, The Guardian (June 07, 2011) Terry Pratchett Defends Choosing to Die [...]
- By: John
- In: Death + the Law|Death Ethics|Grief + Mourning|Suicide
- Tags: assisted dying, bioethics, death with dignity, Dignitas, religion, video