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What feels particularly familiar is the emotive language being used by those opposing Englaro's right to die - Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán, the Vatican's spokesperson on "health issues" described the planned removal of feeding tubes as "monstrous and inhuman murder", while Church newspaper Avvenire accused the court of "necrophilia".— New Humanist Blog
And if you've ever wondered about the ins and outs of werewolf necrophilia, then this is the Fresh Ink for you.— Comic Book Movie
I was recently reading about Peter Singer, and his view that necrophilia (shudder) should be legal if the person consents before death.— Mises Dailies
The esteemed professor Singer also believes sex with animals is acceptable and has no objections to necrophilia - provided the deceased gave consent when still alive.

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