In 1983 Elizabeth Bouvia, a disabled California woman, sought the “right to die,” igniting a national debate about autonomy and the value of disabled lives. After years of courtroom battles, Bouvia vanished from public view. Life After is Reid Davenport’s personal investigation of what really happened to Bouvia and why her story is disturbingly relevant today. Davenport brings missing voices from the disability community to the ongoing debate about assisted dying and asks a probing question: why is it acceptable to give disabled people the means to die, before supporting them in the chance to live?