KIN352 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Brain Death
1 Apr 2017
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We are scared of what is going to happen, was scary for individuals to deal with the transition. 20th century: we dealt with the strong need to prolong life. Often times today, individuals continue to be on some sort of treatment, in order for the individuals to live as long as possible. Death was not as scary compared to other things, compared to being a disgrace to family . Medicine as a cure of death audrey debrey talked about how we can stop or slow down the aging process. Many individuals today, are doing anything to prolong life as much as possible and that death can be cured . Anti-wrinkle creams and anti aging products, it is now all publicly available compared to back in the day. Individuals who would be suspected to be dead . Mirror to their mouth, checking their heartbeat were ways people check for death.
