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ERC project on #aesthetics #law & #ethics of assisted dying. Rather @assistedlab.bsky.social, newsletter coming soon

St.Gallen-Montreal-Belfast Katılım Mart 2023
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No longer active on X, please follow us @assistedlab.bsky.social Keeping this open as a legacy account
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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…
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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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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…

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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…
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"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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@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?…
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"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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@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?…

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The decision, or wish, for an assisted death is a deeply personal one, as likely to evoke support as grief from one's family members. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be featuring archive entries which explore a wide range family members’ responses to #assisteddeath.
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In advocating for her Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, British MP Kim Leadbeater emphasized how the deaths of terminally ill loved ones can affect families. Similar arguments, however, have been made on the other side of the assisted dying debate. bbc.com/news/articles/…
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See ⬇️ for a classic example of how cultural productions are used in assisted dying law making processes.
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“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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@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…

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‘I was denied being with her in her last moments’: campaigners on assisted dying bill #Echobox=1731425912" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theguardian.com/society/2024/n…
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Under 1,000 patients a year may opt for assisted dying if bill passes, MP says #Echobox=1731425910" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theguardian.com/society/2024/n…
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“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…
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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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