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Death on Request
(1995)
Through this documentary filmed in the Netherlands (in Dutch with English subtitles) we are permitted to come to know Antoinette and Cees de Joode and their doctor Dr. Van Oijen, a family practitioner, as they discuss Cees' ...
A Choice for K'Aila (1990)
(1990)
This program tells the story of Francois and Leslie Paulette of Alberta, Canada who decided to let their newborn son K'aila die naturally from liver disease [bilary artresia or giant-cell hepatitis] rather than have him ...
Solitârio Anônimo (2007)
(2007)
"An elderly man lying on the grass waiting to die. In his pocket, a message announced that he was from a distant land. He had no documents or any possessions. His desire was to die alone and anonymous. This is the beginning ...
Behind the Lines (1997)
(1997)
"Jonathan Pryce (Tomorrow Never Dies, Evita, The Age of Innocence) stars in this critically acclaimed, emotionally electrifying story of war's devastating impact on a group of World War I soldiers -- and on the doctor who ...
The Final Solution (2001)
(2001)
"It was perhaps the most horrifying crime ever committeed against humanity--the systematic extermination of millions of Jews in German death camps during World War II. Now, in The Final Solution, the producers of the ...
The Future of Dying (1995)
(1995)
Speaking as the concluding lecturer at the March 1995 ?How We Die Conference? (based on Sherwin B. Nuland?s book of the same title), noted physician-ethicist William G. Bartholome, M.D., M.T.S., shares reflections on the ...
EPEC: Education for Physicians on End-of-Life-Care: Trainer's Guide (1999)
(1999)
This Trainer's Guide includes 1 looseleaf binder, 2 color videocassettes, and 4 computer diskettes. The videos are: "EPEC Plenaries 1, 3, and 4" and "EPEC Modules 1-12 Trigger Tape." Topics covered include: terminal care, ...
What Matters to Families: Speaking the Same Language (2003)
(2003)
"Dean and Inez Davis, guardians of nine grandchildren, recount their experience with their granddaughter, Sherquanda, who was diangosed with a brain tumor from which she died at age 9. They discuss the centrality of trust, ...
The Ethics of Assisted Suicide: Michigan v. Kevorkian (2002)
(2002)
"He became known as 'the suicide doctor' and 'Dr. Death', and controversy followed him everywhere. Dr. Jack Kevorkian believed that terminally ill people had the right not only to die, but also to have the assistance of ...
A Right to Life or Death: Michigan v. Anderson (2002)
(2002)
"This case of convicted murderer Michael Anderson asks questions about two of the more important issues in the criminal justice system. First, should a person be given a new trial if it is shown that at the original trial ...