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PBS criticized for its film on death by own action
New York UP I reports PBS president Barry Chase doubts the documentary Choosing death by own action will push viewers to commit suicide. The 60 minute film centers on Jo Roman a cancer patient who died by ingesting barbiturates with champagne in 1979. Experts caution no reliable studies show such media sparks suicides though psychiatrists criticize the film as dehumanizing and insensitive while Roman's husband and a friend defend its intent to provoke reflection.
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