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End-Of-Life Doula: Helping Puerto Ricans Confront Antiquated Ideas About Death

End-of-life doulas support grieving families, from connecting with those nearing death to managing funeral arrangements. Their work helps humanize death in a community where talking about it is still taboo.

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Assisted Dying, The Ultimate Act Of Self-Care

France’s much discussed citizens’ convention on assisted dying has just delivered its conclusions, including some proposals the government deems too ambitious. But the freedom to choose one’s own death is the ultimate achievement of self-control, says French philosopher Gaspard Koenig.

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