How to Die in Oregon (2011)
DVD, 107 minutes
Languages:
English
Personal notes
Assisted suicide -- Law and legislation -- OregonAssisted suicide -- Moral and ethical aspects
Right to die -- Law and legislation -- Oregon
Right to die -- Moral and ethical aspects
Oregon. Oregon Death with Dignity Act
Plot outline
In 1994, Oregon became the first state to legalize physician-assisted suicide. Since then, more than 500 Oregonians have taken their mortality into their own hands. Filmmaker Peter Richardson gently enters the lives of the terminally ill as they consider whether--and when--to end their lives by lethal overdose. Richardson examines both sides of the complex, emotionally charged issue. What emerges is a life-affirming, staggeringly powerful portrait of what it means to die with dignity.