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The Other Suicide: ‘Frontline’ Looks at Assisted Suicide
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Ellen Leventry
A documentary on assisted suicide that stirred turmoil in Britain premieres in North America to little controversy--so far, allowing the story to speak for itself.
Assisted Suicide Aired on British Television
By
Ellen Leventry
For a culture commonly stereotyped as prim and proper, the British have always managed to push the envelope when it comes to thought-provoking, controversial documentaries–think Channel 4’s 2002 airing of a live–albeit delayed–autopsy before a paying London audience. Sky Television continued the tradition Wednesday night by airing a 2006 assisted suicide called “The Suicide Tourist.”…
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