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The "S"-Word: Suicide and the Right-to-Die Movement
So controversial is the question of assisted death that even advocates disagree about what to call it.
November 13, 2012
The Shadow Side of Assisted Suicide
The underground world of assisted suicide has added new layers of moral and legal complexity to one of the nation's most polarizing issues. For example, what does it mean to actually assist in a suicide? Who, if anyone, should be allowed to pursue aid in dying? Six experts weigh in.
November 13, 2012
Joan's Daughter on Living With Her Mother's Decision
FRONTLINE's cameras stopped filming Joan Foley Butterstein in May, just three days before the terminally ill grandmother "hastened" her death with the support of her husband Art and daughter Kathleen. Here, her daughter reflects on their journey.
November 13, 2012
Why They Joined the Right-to-Die Movement
The stigmas associated with what they do can make the work of the volunteers, activists and advocates involved in the right-to-die movement challenging and risky. So why do they do it?
November 13, 2012
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The Suicide Plan
An unforgettable portrait takes viewers inside one of the most polarizing social issues of our time
November 13, 2012
What's Changed for Immigrants in Detention?
After abuses were uncovered, the Obama administration called for an overhaul of the immigrant detention system. But how much has changed?
October 22, 2012
Despite Show of Support, Federal Funding Ban on Needle Exchange Unlikely to Be Lifted Anytime Soon
Even though studies show that needle-exchange programs help to reduce the spread of HIV, the stigma that surrounds them is hard to shake.
August 7, 2012
Major Reforms Announced for Troubled New Orleans Police Department
The Justice Department and the city of New Orleans today jointly announced sweeping reforms to the New Orleans Police Department, the result of a long-awaited consent decree stemming from investigations into police misconduct in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
July 24, 2012
What Is President Obama's Track Record on HIV/AIDS?
Starting Sunday, more than 20,000 HIV researchers and activists will gather in Washington, D.C. for the first international AIDS conference to take place in the country in 22 years.
July 19, 2012
"It's a Part of Me": Meet the Young People Born with HIV
The number of children born with HIV peaked in the 1990s, amid what were called the "twin epidemics" of HIV and crack.
July 13, 2012
