A Death of one's own
Description
More and more Americans are looking for opportunities to exert some measure of control over where and how they die. In this program, veteran PBS journalist Bill Moyers unravels the complexities underlying the many choices at the end of life, including the bitter debate over physician-assisted suicide. Three patients, their families, and their doctors discuss some of the hardest decisions, including how to pay for care, what constitutes humane treatment, and how to balance dying and dignity. In the end, do these patients die the way they wanted? Yes and no.
Runtime
87 min
Series
Subjects
- Adulthood (96)
- Ageism (40)
- Terminal care (54)
- Older people (270)
- Ethics (196)
- Social work with older people (25)
- Philosophy (274)
- Age discrimination (34)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2005], c2000
Database
Films on Demand
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