Law and the Right to Die, Capital Punishment and Abortion Debates

Description
This?is?for?a?Law&Society?Course?that?focuses?on?the?theme?of?law?in?relation?to?life?and?death.?How?it?is?shaped
by?life?and?death,?living?and?dying,?social?recognition?and?social?abandonment?that?make?up?the?human
condition.?When?does?life?begin?and?end?and?how?does?law?decide??Should?individuals?have?the?right?to?choose
the?time?of?their?own?death??What?happens?when?law?dispenses?pain?rather?than?prohibits?it,?as?it?does?in?Capital
Punishment??How?is?the?law?called?upon?to?moderate?life?and?death?and?the?relationship?of?social?conditions?and
social?thinking?to?this?decision?making….How?endurance?and?transformation?materialize?in?setting?of?biological,
social,?and?cultural?life/death?contexts?through,?against?and?beyond?the?law….
Requirements:?You?will?need?to?utilize?a?minimum?of?6authors?works?I’m?uploading.?The?assignment?is?to?write
a?9?10page?response?essay?that?covers?the?following…?Explore?the?intersections?and?contradictions?that?the?law
encounters?when?examining?the?right?to?die,?capital?punishment?and?abortion?debates.?Possible?points?to?help
frame?the?paper:?What?are?the?common?challenges?law?faces?in?these?debates??What?theoretical?frames?from?the
course?(Agamben,?Scarry,?etc)?best?speak?to?these?issues??How?might?we?all?tear?or?broaden?these?debates?in?a
meaningful?manner?