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The following videos deal with assisted suicide and end-of-life care. Also included are some of the TV ads that were aired in opposition to Initiative 1000 in Washington State in 2008, including ads featuring Martin Sheen and cancer patient Barbara Wagner.
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Helping People Die Well
Link here to an excellent interview with Dr. Jose Pereira who is in charge of palliative care in Ottawa. Dr. Pereira spent 3 years as a palliative care specialist in Switzerland and explains how the practice of assisted suicide there negatively influenced end-of-life care. Dr Pereira presents the case against legalization of assisted suicide in Canada and elsewhere, advocating instead good pain control and improved palliative or comfort care.
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Facing Life Head On, Episode 9: Physician Assisted Suicide
This week Brad met with five guests, all of whom are involved with the Death With Dignity Act. Each guest has a different perspective on the legalization of physician assisted suicide. However, there is one common theme found among each guest: there is nothing undignified about dying naturally, and the moment a physician becomes an agent in a patient?s death is the moment the medical system begins to weaken.
Facing Life Head On, Episode 10: Physician Assisted Suicide: Part Two
In this episode Brad continues his report on physician assisted suicide, taking a hard look at the benefits of pain management, palliative care, and seeking out Hospice agencies to care for an individual who is terminally ill.
End-of-Life. Many spiritual traditions emphasize caregiving and compassion at the end of life. This one example. This 14-minute video shows patients and their families facing the end of life with dignity, grace, and reverence for the ultimate gift.
Watch TV Ads Against Assisted Suicide
The following ads were used in the campaign against I-1000, the assisted suicide initiative in Washington State. Unfortunately, because radical suicide proponents, primarily non-Washington residents, outspent opponents by more than 4-to-1, the initiative was approved by Washington voters in November, 2008. Nevertheless these ads, and the stories of the people in them, are powerful and poignant reminders of why need to oppose assisted suicide everywhere.
Barbara Wagner's story:
Rheba De Tornyay on opposition to I-1000:
Martin Sheen on opposition to I-1000:
Other video
Rheba De Tornyay, Professor, Dean Emeritus, University of Washington School of Nursing, talks about her husband's death in this 5 minute video. That experience made her realize she could no longer support physician-assisted suicide.
Not Dead Yet
Duane French speaks out against assisted suicide at a forum at the University of Washington.
July 04, 2008 09:18 AM
John Peyton's Dying Wish
June 27, 2008 07:33 PM