On Monday the BBC, which has been accused of becoming a ”˜”˜cheerleader’’ for assisted suicide, defended its decision to show Mr [Peter] Smedley’s death in the film.
Sir Terry hopes it will persuade the Government to think again about the law and advocates a system in which doctors are able to prescribe take-home suicide kits to enable terminally-ill patients to choose the right moment to end their lives.
Mrs Smedley said… last night that she did not want to discuss her husband’s death.
Sad, I know the estate and the family who built it.
[blockquote]Mr Smedley’s friends were joined at his memorial service[/blockquote]
Was this a CofE service?
I’m trying to recall — wasn’t there a Kevorkian-induced assisted suicide shown years back? I recall watching a program that followed a person’s/family’s decision, the death, and a bit of the aftermath. I also recall feeling very sad and empty for them after I watched it. They kept insisting that there was peace in it but it didn’t seem so.
Wow — it’s just hard for me to articulate just how . . . repugnantly voyeuristic . . . this is.
How about we film some real live spousal abuse and show it on pinhead documentary tv? Maybe some child abuse too — and then we could interview the non-abused sibling to see how she felt viewing it.
It’s just gross.
Like watching gladiatorial combat.
Bread and circuses.
They can attempt to be “tasteful” about it(ie, trying to look at it from an educational standpoint or a political plug), but it’s probably not going to look like much more than a quieter version of a “snuff film”.
Eeew…I won’t be tuning in.