Frozen Bodies and Future Imaginaries: Assisted Dying, Cryonics, and a Good Death
In October of 2018, Norman Hardy became the first individual to be cryopreserved after successful recourse to California’s then recently passed End of Life Options Act. This was a right not afforded to Thomas Donaldson, who in 1993 was legally denied the ability to end his own life before a tumor ir...
Main Author: | Jeremy Cohen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-11-01
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Series: | Religions |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/11/11/584 |
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