It’s Now Illegal To Die in This Small Town—Here’s Why

In the Andalusian village of Lanjarón, Spain, dying is technically illegal. Not in a spiritual, life-affirming kind of way. Literally illegal. Like, municipal-edict-level illegal. Back in 1999, then-mayor José Rubio issued an official declaration banning death in the town. The cemetery was full, and local officials were demanding a fast solution. So Rubio came up […]