Dying virtually: Pandemic drives medically assisted deaths online
- Written by Anita Hannig, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Brandeis University
The late Youssef Cohen moved from New York to Oregon in 2016 because of its aid-in-dying law. During the pandemic, assisted dying for terminal patients has gone online. John Moore/Getty ImagesThe coronavirus has stripped many of a say in the manner and timing of their own deaths, but for some terminally ill people wishing to die, a workaround...
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