Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die Part 4

In a frank and personal documentary, award-winning author Sir Terry Pratchett takes a look at one of society's most difficult subjects -- assisted death.Sir Terry, who has the early onset of Alzheimer's disease, has considered taking his own life once the condition becomes too much for him to bear. So he meets three men with degenerative conditions, all of whom have been faced with the same difficult choices that Sir Terry must grapple with, as well as some of the families that have been left behind.Two British men have chosen different paths -- Mick (who has motor neurone disease) and Andrew (who has multiple sclerosis). While Mick has chosen to stay in the UK and opt for hospice care, Andrew has
turned to Dignitas, a not-for-profit organisation in Switzerland. Sir Terry finds out more about
their decisions.In Switzerland he joins a British couple. Peter, who has motor neurone disease, has also chosen to end his life at the Dignitas clinic. Sir Terry witnesses the procedures set out for all visitors to Dignitas and, in an emotional sequence, he sits with Peter and his wife and witnesses Peter's final moments.And he meets the widow of Hugo Claus, a popular Belgian author who had Alzheimer's disease and chose an assisted death in 2008.Hugo's wife explains her husband's decision to Sir Terry.
In Sir Terry's own words: "What you are about to watch may not be easy, but I believe it's important."

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• terry pratchett
• choosing to die
• assisted suicide
• Euthanasia
• bbc
• documentary

[LadyNina33]

This is a great lesson of humanity, courage, acceptance and support. Hopefully this documentary will open the eyes of many people, and hopefully it will change the way of thinking about this decisions and procedures in many other countries, because everyone should have the right to end life with dignity. Thank you for uploading it :)

[ZwTu95]

i thank you so much for uploading these videos. Terry Pratchett did a great documentary about assissted dying.

R.I.P. Peter and Andrew, one of the bravest men I can imagine...

[HalalKafir]

Thank God for Dignitas and dignity in death - I've seen my mother ravaged by cancer and the agony she went thru as I sat by her bedside before she passed. I will never give any disease the chance to demean me like that!

R.I.P., Andrew and Peter - thank you, Terry, for making this important movie.

[luisonia1218]

i know his wife was like ok now just die

[jax252000]

Why was he denied the water?

[mihailoss]

Suffering has a value. Search it...

[mihailoss]

Mi-ati dat voturi negative, pripasilor :))

[HockeyDiane]

This is very touching.

[xFirebird925x]

@leshka6 Reminds me of The Crucible, especially when Rebecca says: "Let you fear nothing! Another judgement waits us all!"

R.I.P. Andrew and Peter. I wish you sweet dreams.

[euroman32589]

his wife dont give a shit...his final breath was on the shoulders of the nurse.

[leshka6]

It is true that this is considered suicide under the name of the lord. But, Jesus Christ did say "do not judge upon others." The reason is why we cant judge is because we are human and we are not a God to judge upon others. In this case I can say the same because they are human just like you and I. There decisions should be honored whether they are right or wrong as long as their decisions doesn't condemn those around him or her.