Florencia Varas

Death is the ultimate ending for all living beings. Yet, strangely, very few societies allow us the freedom to choose to die of our own volition – a practice called euthanasia or assisted suicide. The right to take our own…

In these times of social isolation due to coronavirus, my mind travels to India, where I once lived swathed in its jasmine perfume. I see its white sands; the sea that bathes its Goan beaches; the bluish red of its…