Film that romanticizes euthanasia wins award ...

Workplace Benefits  has a post about OR euthanasia law that romanticizes the  practice in  the documentary that won an award from the Sundance Festival. 

"Richardson also interviews uninsured prostate cancer patient Randy Stroup, who was denied further health care by Oregon’s insurance program after an initial operation was unsuccessful. In a notorious case that gained nationwide attention, the state offered him the Death With Dignity option instead of further surgery. Although the agency ultimately reversed its ruling and approved chemotherapy, Stroup succumbed, bringing further attention to the inadequacies of healthcare coverage for the uninsured."

“How to Die in Oregon” may well turn out to be a definitive social issue documentary in the expanding right to die movement and the national healthcare debate. Despite the policy implications, however, the most affecting aspects of the film are the subjects’ courage and openness discussing extremely private matters and the filmmakers’ compassionate approach."