Ford Hall Forum Recordings

Guy Maytal, M.D., Marcia Angell, M.D., and Jack Wrobel discuss,

Guy Maytal, M.D., Marcia Angell, M.D., and Jack Wrobel discuss, "Whose Choice is Death?" at Ford Hall Forum, video recording

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Identifier

MS113AV-0361

Collection Number

Ford Hall Forum Collection, 1908-2013 (MS113)

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With the vote on the physician-assisted suicide initiative coming down to a slim margin this past November, voters of Massachusetts appear torn. Is this dignity or playing God? Mercy or giving up too soon? Does it give people who are suffering a way to control their own destinies, or people with hidden agendas a way to do away with the vulnerable? And how soon will this issue arise again in our state? Jack Wrobel, Ford Hall Forum Vice President, moderates a debate that elucidates the issue from each side. Marcia Angell, M.D. (supporter for Prescribing Medication to End Life initiative) and Guy Maytal, M.D. (opponent to Prescribing Medication to End Life initiative) discuss facts, feelings, and unintended effects while the audience decides for themselves whether physician-assisted suicide should ever be Massachusetts law.

Subject Heading

Forums (Discussion and debate); Ford Hall Forum; Right to Die; Assisted suicide

Date

4-18-2013

City

Boston

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