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Arguing Against Suicide

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 14, 2014

Are people who take their own lives selfish? Jennifer Michael Hecht, author of Doubt: A History and Stay: A History of Suicide and the Philosophies Against It (Yale University Press, 2013), discusses the news of Robin Williams' suicide, what it says about those who choose suicide, and what we can all learn to reach out to those in need.

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