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1) Mercy
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"Dr. Julie Devereux is an outspoken advocate for the right to die - until a motorcycle accident leaves her fiancé, Sam Talbot, a quadriplegic. He begs to die, but Julie sees hope in a life together. With the help of an organization that opposes physician-assisted suicide, Julie has Sam coming around to her point of view when he suddenly dies from an unexpected heart attack. An autopsy reveals that Sam died of an unusual heart defect, one seen only...
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Human Life Alliance
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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This documentary examines euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide and highlights the testimonies of those who have been most intimately impacted. In order to make informed decisions about critical medical issues, citizens need the unvarnished truth about these vitally important topics. The program features an impressive array of experts who share crucial information about current trends in the healthcare system and offer advice about making important...
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The Day I Die is a major work of nonfiction that tackles the one issue we'll all eventually come to face--our final days, hours, and minutes. With clarity and empathy, award-winning anthropologist Anita Hannig uncovers the stigma against the practice of assisted dying, untangles the legalities and logistics of pursuing an assisted death in America today, and profiles the dedicated advocates and medical personnel involved. In intimate, lyrical detail,...
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Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
295 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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"Dr. Stefanie Green has been forging new paths in the field of medical assistance in dying since 2016. In her landmark memoir, Dr. Green reveals the reasons a patient might seek an assisted death, how the process works, what the event itself can look like, the reactions of those involved, and what it feels like to oversee proceedings and administer medications that hasten death. She describes the extraordinary people she meets and the unusual circumstances...
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Pub. Date
2022.
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Amy Bloom began to notice changes in her husband, Brian: He retired early from a new job he loved; he withdrew from close friendships; he talked mostly about the past. Suddenly, it seemed there was a glass wall between them, and their long walks and talks stopped. Their world was altered forever when an MRI confirmed what they could no longer ignore: Brian had Alzheimer?s disease. Forced to confront the truth of the diagnosis and its impact on the...
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Emily Bestler Books/Atria
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
xiii, 331 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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"Written by Deborah Ziegler, the mother of Brittany Maynard--a twenty-nine-year-old woman with a terminal brain tumor--this touching and beautiful memoir captures and celebrates her daughter's spirit and the mostly untold story of Brittany's last year of life as she chose her right to die with dignity, a journey that inspired millions."--Amazon.com.
"At the age of 29, Brittany Maynard was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. This was not, however,...
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Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010], CA
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 134 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Angel of mercy, or murderous 'Doctor Death'? Jack Kevorkian is one of the most polarizing figures in modern American history, a man whose passionate belief that people have the right to die has brought him both praise and vilification.
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