Thursday, January 13, 2011

Current Events Jan/Feb 2011

Archived links, summaries, commentaries for current events related to death & dying during January & February 2011.

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  1. NYTimes article about what happens to our digital selves after we die. Very interesting, very relevant. Please read and we'll discuss in class in a few weeks. http://nyti.ms/f7kCfy

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  2. A story about a newborn's bris -- after the baby has died.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/25/health/views/25cases.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

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  3. An investigation into the system of death investigation in the U.S. There are some significant problems with the system.

    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/post-mortem/

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  4. A story related to one thread of our discussion in class on Tuesday (about when someone with dementia "goes")

    http://mobile.salon.com/mwt/feature/2011/02/02/living_with_husband_with_dementia/index.html

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  5. A psychiatrist's reflection on the death of his grandfather.
    http://www.salon.com/life/life_stories/index.html?story=/mwt/feature/2011/02/05/how_we_age_excerpt&source=newsletter&utm_source=contactology&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Salon_Daily%2520Newsletter%2520%2528Not%2520Premium%2529_7_30_110

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  6. More misc. and less current, but still interesting about a man building his father's coffin:

    http://mobile.salon.com/mwt/feature/2010/06/04/building_my_father_s_coffin_open2010/index.html

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  7. Hello Class,

    This site gives the arguments about clinicians looking for changes. Although in my opion it left me asking more questions and wondering what the answers were.

    http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/wayoflife/07/27/livingwell.endoflife.reut/index.html

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  8. Hello Class,

    Here is on on assisted suicide and free choice as an essay on an opion poll.

    http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/05/05/iyengar.assisted.suicide/index.html

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