Facing Death
How far would you go to sustain the life of someone you love, or your own? When the moment comes, and you're confronted with the prospect of "pulling the plug," do you know how you'll respond?
Extraordinary access to The Mount Sinai Medical Center, one of New York's biggest hospitals, to take a closer measure of today's complicated and end-of-life decisions.
Primary Title
- Facing Death
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 24 May 2011
Start Time
- 22 : 10
Finish Time
- 23 : 00
Duration
- 50:00
Channel
- TVNZ 7
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- Extraordinary access to The Mount Sinai Medical Center, one of New York's biggest hospitals, to take a closer measure of today's complicated and end-of-life decisions.
Episode Description
- How far would you go to sustain the life of someone you love, or your own? When the moment comes, and you're confronted with the prospect of "pulling the plug," do you know how you'll respond?
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Documentary
- Medical
Hosts
- Will Lyman (Narrator)
Contributors
- Miri Navasky (Producer)
- Miri Navasky (Director)
- Karen O'Connor (Producer)
- Karen O'Connor (Director)
- Mead Street Films (Production Unit)
- David Fanning (Executive Producer)
- Frontline (Production Unit)
- WGBH Educational Foundation (Production Unit)