vimeo.com 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."
terry pratchett
choosing to die
assisted suicide
Euthanasia
bbc
documentary
