[Vinnie]

Also, what people are ignoring is the instinctual urge to procreate when facing death

I hadn't thought about that but now that you mention it..

I recall reading a book about Ethel and Juluis Rosenberg, the nuclear spies.

Apparently they had been imprisoned separately and when they were reunited, shortly before they were executed, they sexually mauled each other, embarrassing the guards.