Bill Moyers. On our own Terms, Disc 2
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"A production of Public Affairs Television, Inc."
Special features: 16-page viewers's guide with an introduction by Bill Moyer, "How to Be with a Dying Person" by the Rev. Chuck Meyer, "Grief" by Kenneth J. Doka, articles on hospice care and physician-assisted suicide, a glossary of terns, and more; Biography of Bill Moyers; Plus discussion questions at athenalearning.com.
[3] Death of one's own / produced and directed by Gail Pellett ; writers, Bill Moyers, Gail Pellett -- [4] Time to change / produced and directed by Gail Pellett ; writers, Bill Moyers, Gail Pellett.
Host, Bill Moyers.
Renowned journalist Bill Moyers interviews dozens of terminally ill patients and caregivers in an emotional and pragmatic look at the way Americans face death. The series offers illuminating perspectives on the sometimes controversial ethical, medical, and economic forces that can drive a person's choices about death.
[3] A Death of One's Own : Unravels the complexities underlying the many choices at the end of life, including the bitter debate over physician-assisted suicide. Three patients, their families, and their doctors discuss some of the hardest decisions, including how to pay for care, what constitutes humane treatment, and how to balance dying and dignity.
[4] A Time to Change : Presents crusading medical professionals including staff members of the Balm of Gilead Project in Birmingham, Alabama, who have dedicated themselves to improving end-of-life care by changing America's overburdened health system.
DVD; 4:3 full screen; Dolby Digital.
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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Athena, 2011.
Year Published: 2011
Description: 1 videodisc : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Language: English
Rated: NR
Format: ILL
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781598285833
1598285831
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Moyers, Bill D.
Mannes, Elena.
Pellet, Gail.
O'Neill, Judy Doctoroff.
Moyers, Judith Davidson.
Public Affairs Television (Firm)
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
SUBJECTS
Terminal care.
Death -- Psychological aspects.
Palliative treatment.
Hospice care.
Right to die.
Terminally ill -- Psychological aspects.
Bereavement.
Caregivers.
Death -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.