Author: Professor Heather Conway
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Coronavirus is changing funerals and how we deal with the dead
Given the wide-ranging impact of the current COVID-19 pandemic, how we deal with our dead will inevitably change says Professor Heather Conway.
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Additional Crematoria for Northern Ireland: ‘Not If but When’?
Northern Ireland has a much lower cremation rate than the rest of the UK – due in part to having only one crematorium. Professor Heather Conway argues the current crisis might focus the minds of local government, politicians and the public on the need for additional crematoria in NI.
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Conversations Around Death: Are We Ready to Die?
Dr Heather Conway looks at whether we’re ready for our own deaths or the deaths of those we love.
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Five laws about the dead that may spook you
Death touches everyone at some stage during their lives, and usually more than once. It also triggers certain laws around what happens to the body after death – and some glaring omissions.
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Is someone reanimated from cryogenic freezing legally dead or alive?
In light of recent headlines around cryogenics, Dr Heather Conway looks at how the practice of cryopreservation raises all sorts of novel legal issues.