Lauretta Molitor is a filmmaker hired to shoot various panels and interviews conducted during the 7th Biennial Conference of the World Federation of the Right-to-Die Societies on April 8, 1988.
Source: 7th Biennial Conference of the World Federation of Right-to-Die Societies newspaper clipping compilation found in Hemlock Society records, accession 4270-001, Box 1.
The 7th Biennial Conference of the World Federation of the Right-to-Die Societies was held April 7-10, 1988 at the Cathedral Hill Hotel in San Francisco, California. The conference was attended by 300-365 people, excluding the news media.
Source: 7th Biennial Conference of the World Federation of Right-to-Die Societies newspaper clipping compilation found in Hemlock Society records, accession 4270-001, Box 1.
Ten videos of panels and interviews held during the 7th Biennial Conference of the World Federation of the Right-To-Die Societies, held in San Francisco, California. Panelists and interviewees include: Sidney D. Rosoff (chairman of the Society for the Right to Die), Dr. Stephen Yarnell (gay physician/AIDS patient), Dr. Colin Brewer, Dr. Jane Boyajian (ombudsperson for long-term care in Washington State), David Mayo (philosophy professor at University Minnesota), Randy Boyle, Derek Humphry (co-founder of Hemlock Society), Gerald Larue (former president of Hemlock Society USA), Patricia Brophy, and Julianne Delio. Interviews were conducted by Jeanne Carstensen.
Videos are 20 minutes long and contain raw footage. Some videos include the SMPTE color bars before or between segments, jump cuts or multiple interviews.
Recorded on U-Matic tapes and transferred to digital.
Open to all users for onsite use only. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Recorded on U-Matic tapes and transferred to digital.
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Donated by Lauretta Molitor, March 17, 2022.
Sidney D. Rosoff discusses the history of the Right-to-die movement; Patricia Brophy talks about her experience involving her husband, Paul Brophy, moderator introduces Julianne Delio.
Julianne Delio recounts her experience involving her husband, Danny; Sidney D. Rosoff urges local advocacy; question and answer session.
Dr. Colin Brewer talks about AIDS patients, his background, and historical context; Dr. Stephen Yarnell discusses medical ethics, religious freedom.
Dr. Stephen Yarnell talks about his experience with AIDS and doctors; David Mayo states his personal beliefs, discusses hope, denial, positive thinking, AIDS stigma, ethical slippery slope in AIDS context.
Dr. Jane Boyajian discusses trends in long-term care settings, patient rights and advocacy, nuances in health care issues in AIDS context; question and answer session.
Question and answer session continues; Randy Boyle talks about joining the Hemlock Society, anxiety about the personal health and future, reaction to panels.
Randy Boyle recounts experiences with hospice care patients, personal struggle with AIDS; Dr. David Mayo discusses passive vs. active euthanasia, California legal initiative.
Dr. Mayo talks about medical and situational ethics, taboos, AIDS patients.
Gerald Larue provides anecdotes of people opting for euthanasia; Netherlands panel: moderator introduces Jeanne Tromp Meesters, Eugene Sutorius explains the effects of the Netherlands' euthanasia policies.
Eugene Sutorius explains the legal standards of euthanasia in the Netherlands; Derek Humphry recounts an anecdotes of World War II and his first wife Jean, the Hemlock Society.