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ERC project on #aesthetics #law & #ethics of assisted dying. Rather @assistedlab.bsky.social, newsletter coming soon
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We are hiring - please share widely! We invite applications for a fully funded PhD position in legal & medical humanities as part of the ERC/SERI Assisted Lab team at University of St. Gallen, in Sept 2025 #Stories #Law #Medicine More information👇 jobs.unisg.ch/offene-stellen…
In the trailer for this short film, the entry for which was written and researched by @JoeCSMH, three adult siblings debate whether you can “commit euthanasia” and ask their mother why she’s decided she wants to live. youtube.com/watch?v=I0pWQT…
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The Mother Situation - Trailer
In the short satirical film ‘The Mother Situation,’ three adult siblings gather for their mother’s planned #assisteddeath only to discover she has changed her mind, and that they will consequently not be receiving their inheritance as promptly as expected. assistedlab.ch/visual/the-mot…
In the short satirical film ‘The Mother Situation,’ three adult siblings gather for their mother’s planned #assisteddeath only to discover she has changed her mind, and that they will consequently not be receiving their inheritance as promptly as expected. assistedlab.ch/visual/the-mot…
"If this were just a book about the treacherous and tender currents that run between mothers and daughters, it would be enough. Instead, After also explores euthanasia [...] and the increasing problem of elder opioid abuse." theguardian.com/books/2017/apr…
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Nikki Gemmell tells of the turmoil of losing her mother to suicide
The Australian author’s new memoir, After, explores her mother’s death, which forced her to confront the issue of euthanasia
@NikkiGemmell's memoir ‘After,’ recounts her complicated relationship with her mother who took her own life due to chronic pain. This high-profile story featured prominently in Australian conversations about legalization in 2017. assistedlab.ch/textual/after?…
See ⬇️ for a classic example of how cultural productions are used in assisted dying law making processes.
@NikkiGemmell's memoir ‘After,’ recounts her complicated relationship with her mother who took her own life due to chronic pain. This high-profile story featured prominently in Australian conversations about legalization in 2017. assistedlab.ch/textual/after?…
“This, as Brooker writes, is what it is to be with someone as they are dying, to feel the prospect of their end crashing into the brutal fact that your empathy has its limits because you will continue to live.” theguardian.com/books/2024/feb…
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Intervals by Marianne Brooker review – a daughter’s angry and profound memorial to her mother
The author’s singular account of her parent’s illness and decision to hasten her death is written with remarkable clarity and precision
@AnnieBrooker_’s mother decided to end her life by Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking, a legal approximation of #assisteddying in the UK. Brooker's book 'Intervals' insists that UK debates about #assisteddying must consider broader social issues. assistedlab.ch/textual/interv…
‘I was denied being with her in her last moments’: campaigners on assisted dying bill theguardian.com/society/2024/n…
Under 1,000 patients a year may opt for assisted dying if bill passes, MP says theguardian.com/society/2024/n…
“One worry I have is that Simon has a tendency for the big gesture. This may be the big gesture to end them all … I worry that he will feel locked into it even if he has second thoughts later.” theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2…
UK resident Simon Binner travelled to Switzerland for an #assisteddeath. This documentary, made with @OpenUniversity, tells his story, examining different sides of the contemporary UK debate about assisted dying without picking one. assistedlab.ch/visual/how-to-…
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