Resource Two Documentaries about Suicides including Terry Pratchett, Dignitas, and a Young Woman.

[CoalmineCanary]

 

[watereyes]

First one is blocked in my country.. huh.

 

[Soul]

Mine too.

 

[Deleted member 23586]

Oooh Thnx for posting these canary

 

[whywere]

Thank you for putting the videos on! I have had people that I know that have had alzheimers and after seen them waste away, if I ever got something like that ctb all the way. I would NEVER lay around and not know my surrounds and die a most undignified death.

 

[BeBraveBrother]

Can't see the first but the secound. Interesting to watch! I am not here because of a mental but severe physicall condition though. But I think all people who know who they are and clearly know what consequences their actions will bring and have thought of alternatives should be considered competent to judge for themselves.

 

[CoalmineCanary]

Where are you all from that it's blocked? (sorry to impose, no need to say)

Maybe use a VPN?

Here is the IMDB link for some more information on it here:

Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die (TV Movie 2011) ⭐ 8.3 | Documentary

59m

www.imdb.com

 

[watereyes]

Where are you all from that it's blocked?

Here is the IMDB link for some more information on it here:

Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die (TV Movie 2011) ⭐ 8.3 | Documentary

59m

www.imdb.com

I'm from France.. i think it might be blocked in Europe

 

[CoalmineCanary]

Maybe this will help?

Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Sherri]

I've seen the one with the girl. But she gave up in the end. But someone mentioned she later on did it again and went through with it, don't know if it's true.

 

[Red]

Terry pratchett one v good, I remember watching it a couple years back

The dignitas woman there with them at the end creeps me out, I would've asked her to go away if it were me

 

[BeBraveBrother]

I found the Terry Prachett documentary on vimeo. I tried to link it but it wasn't possible. If you type in "choosing to die" and "prachett" on vimeo you might find it (europe).

 

[Matthias_k]

I've seen the one with the girl. But she gave up in the end. But someone mentioned she later on did it again and went through with it, don't know if it's true.

20:52...watch till the end ! :)

 

[AutoTap]

Will have to watch these later. Thanks for sharing

 

[xLosthopex]

I've seen the one with the girl. But she gave up in the end. But someone mentioned she later on did it again and went through with it, don't know if it's true.

At the end of the documentary it says she did it 2 years later

 

[kane]

Terry Pratchett books defined my teenage years. I really miss his outlook on the world, though I'm glad his suffering wasn't drawn out.

With the other film, it's always gutting to see a young person get to that stage. You can't help thinking 'there must be something that could be done for them. Some way to make it ok.' But maybe sometimes there just isn't.

 

[CoalmineCanary]

I found another link for the Terry Pratchett documentary:

Terry Pratchett - Choosing to Die (Medically Assisted Death) - The Documentary Network

Terry Pratchett explores the realities of medically assisted death. Having been diagnosed with a rare form of early onset Alzheimer's disease in 2008, Terry considers how he might choose to end his life as his condition progresses.

documentary.net

I hope it works for some of you.

 

[Ironweed]

Another report on Belgium... (US PBS Frontline show)

 

[Nymph]

Where are you from? The first one is blocked for me but I got a vpn
Seen the second one some time ago though, I wish I could go that young but I don't meet the requirements

 

[CoalmineCanary]

Where are you from? The first one is blocked for me but I got a vpn

I'm in Canada but try clicking on this Vimeo link. Maybe?
I'm only trying this hard to share this because the first documentary is very much worth watching in my personal opinion.



Here is one more documentary on the advocacy for the right to choose in the United States.

Trigger warning: There is a pro-life doctor opinion included.

 

[xLosthopex]

Does anyone who watched all of the Terry Pratchett doc know why the man who went to Dignitas started coughing after drinking the N? Obviously the process was very quick and looked relatively peaceful, but there was a point when he looked momentarily distressed when he was asking for water and coughing:/

 

[Pookie]

Does anyone who watched all of the Terry Pratchett doc know why the man who went to Dignitas started coughing after drinking the N? Obviously the process was very quick and looked relatively peaceful, but there was a point when he looked momentarily distressed when he was asking for water and coughing:/

Maybe it was just the body's initial instinctual response to ingesting a poison, which it essentially is, an overdose of a strong barbiturate.

 

[xLosthopex]

Maybe it was just the body's initial instinctual response to ingesting a poison, which it essentially is, an overdose of a strong barbiturate.

I can understand why the body would try to reject it in terms of vomiting to try to expel the substance, but coughing just doesn't make sense to me, why would it effect the airways at all?

 

[Pookie]

I can understand why the body would try to reject it in terms of vomiting to try to expel the substance, but coughing just doesn't make sense to me, why would it effect the airways at all?

He took an anti-emetic beforehand so that's why he didn't vomit. Maybe he still felt some nausea and coughed. Not sure why it would initially affect his airways but eventually it caused respiratory depression.

 

[Sakura94]

I can understand why the body would try to reject it in terms of vomiting to try to expel the substance, but coughing just doesn't make sense to me, why would it effect the airways at all?

He was asking for water but then the doctor held him until he went unconscious. Maybe his throat went completely dry.