如何死在俄勒冈州

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  • 影片讲述了美国首个安乐死合法化的州——俄勒冈州的居… 影片讲述了美国首个安乐死合法化的州——俄勒冈州的居民的故事。  In1994Oregonbecamethefirststatetolegalizephysician-assistedsuicide.Atthetime,onlyBelgium,Switzerland,andtheNetherlandshadlegalizedthepractice.'HowtoDieinOregon'tellthestoriesofthosemostintimatelyinvolvedwiththepracticetoday--terminallyillOregonians,theirfamilies,doctors,andfriends--aswellasthepassageofanassistedsuicidelawinWashingtonState.  Asmedicaltechnologyhasextendedthehumanlifespanfarbeyondwhatmanybelievedpossibleonlydecadesago,agrowingnumberofpeoplefacethedilemmaofhavingtheirlivesartificiallyprolongedbeyondapointtheyregardasnecessaryordesirable.In1994,thestateofOregonaddressedthisissuebyenactingthe"DeathWithDignityAct,"whichallowsterminallyillpatientstherighttooptforphysician-assistedsuicide.FilmmakerPeterD.RichardsonlooksintothephilosophicalandpracticalimplicationsofthislawinthedocumentaryHowToDieInOregon.Richardsonfeaturesinterviewswithjournalists,lawyersandphysiciansastheytalkabouttheeffortstolegalizephysician-assistedsuicide,aswellaspatientsandtheirfamiliesastheystrugglewiththedecisionofjustwhenisthetimetosaythey'velivedlongenough,withaspecialfocusplacedonCodyCurtis,awomaninhermid-50sfightinganuphillbattlewithlivercancer.HowToDieInOregonreceiveditsworldpremiereatthe2011SouthbySouthwestFilmFestival.  In1994,Oregonbecamethefirststatetolegalizephysician-assistedsuicide.Asaresult,anyindividualwhomtwophysiciansdiagnoseashavinglessthansixmonthstolivecanlawfullyrequestafataldoseofbarbituratetoendhisorherlife.Since1994,morethan500Oregonianshavetakentheirmortalityintotheirownhands.  Inthisacclaimeddocumentary,filmmakerPeterRichardsongentlyentersthelivesoftheterminallyillastheyconsiderwhether-andwhen-toendtheirlivesbylethaloverdose.Attheheartofthefilmarethepatientsthemselves,theirfamiliesandfriends,astheygrapplewiththelegaloptiontheyareallowedinOregon.Throughtheirstories,Richardsonexaminesbothsidesofthiscomplex,emotionallychargedissue.Whatemergesisalife-affirming,staggeringlypowerfulportraitofwhatitmeanstodiewithdignity.

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