The Medicalization of Death and How to Reclaim a Better Way to Die

The Medicalization of Death and How to Reclaim a Better Way to Die

Story at-a-glance Scott Adams, who recently passed from an aggressive, rapidly progressing prostate cancer, openly shared his final journey with a wide audience, offering valuable insights for others facing the dying experience Over centuries, the medical industry has increasingly monopolized death and dying, fostering a cultural view that treats death as something to fear, deny, and exclude from life — rather than a natural companion to accept…