- Jul 3, 2003
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There's a good movie about this issue that I saw years ago. I think it was made in the '80s and it stars Richard Dreyfuss. It's called 'Whose Life is it Anyway?'
"It's a debate about the ethics of euthanasia and one person's right to choose whether to live or die. Dreyfuss plays a sculptor who, after a car accident, is left a paraplegic. Appalled at the prospect of a life in which he has no control of anything, he pleads with hospital authorities to help him die. When they refuse, he takes them to court. Dreyfuss brings great passion to a role in which he can't even use his body; the humor is often pitch-black, but it works, both as a script and as a cinematically opened-up version of a play."
I think it is a good movie to watch no matter which side of the coin you are on. It's well acted and pretty emotional and well worth a viewing if you haven't seen it. Might even change a few opinions.
I know it's a different situation because Dreyfuss's character can actually plead his case but there are similarities. I think the husband would know best what his wife wanted and in that situation I can't imagine why anyone would want to be kept alive.
Anyone here seen it?
Discuss.
"It's a debate about the ethics of euthanasia and one person's right to choose whether to live or die. Dreyfuss plays a sculptor who, after a car accident, is left a paraplegic. Appalled at the prospect of a life in which he has no control of anything, he pleads with hospital authorities to help him die. When they refuse, he takes them to court. Dreyfuss brings great passion to a role in which he can't even use his body; the humor is often pitch-black, but it works, both as a script and as a cinematically opened-up version of a play."
I think it is a good movie to watch no matter which side of the coin you are on. It's well acted and pretty emotional and well worth a viewing if you haven't seen it. Might even change a few opinions.
I know it's a different situation because Dreyfuss's character can actually plead his case but there are similarities. I think the husband would know best what his wife wanted and in that situation I can't imagine why anyone would want to be kept alive.
Anyone here seen it?
Discuss.
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