These are Assisted Deaths: Between Law, Ethics, and Aesthetics
Journal
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Center for Health Humanities Seminar Series
Type
presentation
Date Issued
2026-04-09
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Abstract
This talk delves into how stories of assisted dying—told through film, memoir, and other cultural forms—shape not only public understanding but also assisted dying law-making. These stories are never neutral: their form, medium, as well as cultural and legal context determine what can be known and felt about suffering, care, and medicine’s place at the end of life. By tracing how such narratives move between aesthetics, ethics, and law, the talk exposes their power to humanize, persuade, and unsettle—and to transform contemporary debates on dying.
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
No
Event Location
Boston, MA
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