"The Promise" Trailer (Documentary)

In the middle of a long night Lesley Martin took her dying mother in her arms, pulled a pillow across her face and hugged her tightly until she stopped breathing. In 2004 Lesley Martin stood trial for the attempted murder of her mother and became a focal point for the international voluntary euthanasia debate. "The Promise" is her incredible, emotional, defiant story.

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[SpacificFilms]

This documentary shows the insanity of the law. People need to have the right to make decisions about how they should be allowed to die. Family members should never be put in the position this woman found herself in. Voluntary Euthanasia is one of the most important issues facing us as medical advancements keep us alive when death is the more humane option.

[FreeToBeMe63]

I was LUCKY to battle Cancer and live. If I hadn't responded to treatment and the prognosis was death, I would want to choose how and when I died, when the pain and and agony of only existing NOT living became too much. I WANT the RIGHT to choose when to call it a day....and pass on.

[Clemburke1111]

Why is suicide a an issue, when some one is terminally ill?

[remulak56]

@Clemburke1111 Because god wants you to suffer of course!

[iloveyoussef]

its horrible how people have to go to the extreme such as take a box of pills, smother someone to death with a pillow or any other way of escaping this world.( i dont like to use suicide in this case) It is undignified, ungraceful and a horrible way to die. They say that you have the right to live and to freedom.....but why not the right to die? thats not freedom at all then... why does the world around you, strangers get to decide whether you can choose to die or not....

[smogsylove]

i claire martin here niece of leslie would just like to say that people against what she did go away and you have no idea what my nana was like so yea my aunty did the right thing for nana and nana asked her to help her........ you have to read her books to truly under stand what happened..... and that big man that said she was gutless yea that was my dad who has also passed on to be with nanna..

[TrollingIncoming]

Murder is murder.

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[carolloving]

And no mother should have to do that to their child, but we live in a perverted world where rignt is wrong and wrong dominates.

[onthelang]

Thanks! Hope you have a nice day.

[blondie12au]

Yes I also agree with having an abortion if that is YOUR CHOICE. I dont know how to debate the issues but I do know what my choices would be.

[onthelang]

I agree that this should be allowed also, if you dont mind me asking are you pro abortion? Is the ay you put it "MY body, MY life and MY choice" Thats the sort of chant one might hear at a demonstration. Just curious, no need to reply if you dont want to.

[blondie12au]

I couldnt agree more. It is MY body, MY life and MY choice. When I feel my life is over I will choose euthanesia over pallative care any day.