BBC: Panorama Films - "Please Help Me Die"
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Description: A transcript of a television program, which followed Pretty's illness and legal case.
NB: THIS TRANSCRIPT WAS TYPED FROM A TRANSCRIPTION UNIT RECORDING AND NOT COPIED FROM AN ORIGINAL SCRIPT: BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF MIS- HEARING AND THE DIFFICULTY, IN SOME CASES OF IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS, THE BBC CANNOT VOUCH FOR ITS ACCURACY. ........................................................................ PANORAMA "Please Help Me Die" RECORDED FROM TRANSMISSION: BBC-1 DATE: 12:05:02 ........................................................................ BRIAN PRETTY: (watching video) There she is, now she's gone. See, you missed her. SARAH BARCLAY: This is a story about a girl who grew up to be famous for an extraordinary reason. Diane Pretty discovered she was dying and made a decision. She wanted a good death, not a bad one. She wanted her husband, Brian, to help her commit suicide but this was illegal. They decided to challenge the law. Memories of a daughter her mother knows she's losing. JULIE JAMES: I've watched her go through it all. I've watched all her limbs gradually die. I've watched everything go. Oh, here we are now.. (watching video) Now, I'm hoping she'll have a peaceful death. BRIAN: I recognise that body. JULIE: Recognise that bum? BRIAN: No. (laughter) BARCLAY: This is Diane Pretty's story, but one day it could be ours. JULIE JAMES Diane's Mother I would like someone to give her a pill, or someone to give her an injection. BARCLAY: So you agree with.. JULIE: Yes, I agree. I agree, my husband agrees, my family agrees, all her brothers and.. like her brothers and sisters agree. We all agree with this. I do agree with it. I mean if I was in a position like she was, I'd want it. BARCLAY: It's just over two years since Diane's illness was diagnosed. Now her screams can be heard half way down her street. This is Diane as she was earlier this month, getting weaker and more frustrated. For the last year she's been unable to speak. A machine she operates with her wrist has become her voice, a machine that
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| Date | Last updated: 18-Dec-2013 Expiry date: 13-Dec-2014 |