Musings on Mortality: How 'death phobia' contributes to xenophobia
In this column, I write about the relationship between an ever-increasing xenophobia, fear of the "other," and human violence as...
Musings on Mortality: Death-phobic culture lingers in 'grey zone'
Recently, I experienced what I can only call a parallel universe. I was in a neonatal intensive care unit to visit a mother and her...
Musings on Mortality: Life-or-death decisions in the 'grey zone'
The "life-at-all-costs" mentality that we have in our death-phobic culture applies not only to the elderly, but to newborns as well. Not...
Musings on Mortality: Quest for immortality drives fear of death
I've been teaching a course called "Ethics of Health Care" for eight years. My students grapple with scenarios and ethical dilemmas......
