A death of one's own

Playback Restricted

This content is available for streaming only at the University of Maryland's College Park campus or through a VPN connection. This content may be accessed from public computers at any of the UMD Libraries on the College Park campus.

Questions? Contact Us

Copy the text below to embed this resource

Date
2000
Summary
Three patients, their families, and their doctors discuss some of the issues surrounding death and how dying people can exert some control over the manner of their death. Issues include paying for care, humane treatment, balancing dying and dignity. Originally broadcast as part of the PBS mini-series On our own terms, Moyers on dying.
Contributors
Moyers, Bill D.; Pellett, Gail
Publishers
Public Affairs Television (Firm); WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.); Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Genre
Documentary television programs
Subjects
Personal and Family Lives; Health, Family Studies; Death; Death -- Social aspects; Death -- Psychological aspects; Terminally ill; Terminally ill -- Family relationships; Right to die
Locations
North America; United States; New Jersey
Collection
Films@UM
Unit
Distinctive Media Collections
Language
English
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
Physical Description
87 minutes; color
Notes
Access
Access condition: campus-only.
Creation/Production Credits
Host, Bill Moyers. Produced and directed by Gail Pellett ; editor, Alison Amron ; field producer, Paco de Onis ; associate producer, Valerie Linson ; writers, Bill Moyers, Gail Pellett ; original music, Michael Small ; series producer, Elena Mannes ; executive producers, Judy Doctoroff O'Neill, Judith Davidson Moyers.
Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-089717; Fedora 2 PID: umd:10722; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/3197; Catalog Key: alephsys004129583; OCLC: ocm56494330

Access Restrictions

This item is accessible by: collection staff, users in specific IP Ranges.