This can for some be a controversial or even shocking video.
(note: it does show Craig Ewert, a man with an incurable disease, taking medicines that end his life, and is part of a documentary on Sky)
"Watching a man drink liquid through a pink straw, ask for apple juice and music, then close his eyes and lie back on his pillows is intense, moving and tragic. It should make us think and talk about death, as we did when we were children and asked our parents if we would ever die. Too many grown ups push away that question forever – dispensing with the memento mori, the reminder of mortality, that has been part of human culture for thousands of years.
Television rarely takes us beyond the comfortable and rarely challenges our humanity. That's not surprising. It's the nature of the beast. But on those rare occasions when it truly offers us more than a soothing smile, we should applaud its courage. If we want, we can always turn away. We can ignore the issue and our own mortality"
From a Guardian Article on:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/dec/10/assisted-suicide-television Another article in Times:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article5315633.ece
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NordlichReiterBefore you all start the craziness, I present that this video does not violate the rules of the sift, as stated in: §30 titled: Posting Guidelines, ¶ 3, and in the addendum below this paragraph.
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IrishmanThis is natural human compassion and love overriding judgement of law and government.
Duckman33If someone wants to end their life to avoid or end years of suffering, torment, and pain then they should have every right to do so. The Government, nor anyone else has NO RIGHT to tell us what we can and cannot do with out own bodies/lives, period.
joedirtFood for thought...
How is this any different then the video of the kid who suicides on live feed?
Does incurable disease make it ok to post?
Can I post one of the many suicide videos from the internets?
Is a sick man more acceptable to post then one who is only mentally ill?
nomino^Do you really need someone else to answer those questions? I'll give you a hint, you're a fucking retard!
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