The Life and Death of Gloria Taylor
Episode 5 · 2012-10-12
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Diagnosed with ALS, one woman's public fight to meet death on her own terms. Gloria Taylor was the first Canadian ever to win the right to ask a doctor for help in dying, when and how and where she wished. "The Life and Death of Gloria Taylor" documents her struggle with mortality as she fights publicly to change the law over the course of what would be the last year of her life. Doomed by ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease), Gloria Taylor became dependent on medical technology. Her fight for life was futile, and she could only hope for what she called a dignified ending. the fifth estate's Linden MacIntyre first met her more than a year ago as she battled with a disease that has no cure, and had just begun another struggle in British Columbia's Supreme Court to have the right to decide the time and manner of her death. She agreed to let the fifth estate follow her throughout that struggle, the private highs and lows, and the personal indignities throughout the final year of her life.
60 minutes
Season 38 episodes
1. Into The Death Zone2012-09-14
2. Kingston Pen: Secrets and Lies2012-09-21
3. Runaway Fighter2012-09-28
4. The Widow's Web2012-10-05
5. The Life and Death of Gloria Taylor2012-10-12
6. Whistleblowers: Moment of Truth2012-10-19
7. Lost In The Struggle: The Next Chapter2012-10-26
8. Lucky 72012-11-02
9. The Elephant in the Room2012-11-09
10. Left for Dead2012-11-16
11. Lance Armstrong: Master of Spin2012-11-23
12. Hunting Magnotta2012-11-30
13. Costa Concordia: The Captain's Tale2012-12-07
14. The Imperfect Spy2013-01-11
15. The Last Race2013-01-18
17. Target Bin Laden2013-02-01
18. Crossfire2013-02-08
19. The Unrepentant2013-02-22
20. The Vanishing2013-03-01
21. Second Wave2013-03-08
22. Ironman2013-03-29
23. Mission Improbable2013-04-05
24. Rate My Hospital2013-04-12
