Digital Desires #32: Euthanasia Pod

Vizla Kumaresan, Clinical Psychologist | Matt Armitage

25-Apr-18 15:00

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A euthanasia pod displayed at the Funeral Expo in Amsterdam drew crowds, controversy and conversations around the debate on assisted suicide. Vizla and Matt deliberate on the ethics of having a technology dubbed by many the “suicide machine.”

Produced by: Chua Ern Teck

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Categories: Health Policy, Diseases and Conditions, Mental Health, Healthy Living, Fitness, Science, Technology, Medical Innovation and Technology, Tech, Education

Tags: Alzheimerâ€™s, Dementia, Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, The Bigger Picture, Digital Desires, Live and Learn,

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