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Tag: cancer
Farewell, Little Piece of Me
An excerpt from Cancer Doesn’t Give a Shit About Your Stupid Attitude: Reflections on Cancer and Catholicism
by Mary Valle. Continue Reading →
The Patient Body: Hospitals and the Pretense of Charity
“The Patient Body” is a monthly column by Ann Neumann about issues at the intersection of religion and medicine. Continue Reading →
Death Porn Body Nonsense
The ostensible purpose of some images is to teach us something about life and death, but, Mary Valle asks, what else is going on when we seek out images of sick women’s bodies. Continue Reading →
Angelina’s Shiny New Rack
Jolie’s preemptive strike against what might be called in manful terms a “clear and present danger” violates norms against women controlling their own bodies. Continue Reading →