Horrific scenes recreated from the final stages of a brain cancer sufferer’s life will be used by ‘right-to-die’ campaigners in a push to legalise voluntary euthanasia.
A graphic six minute ‘Stop The Horror’ film, which depicts 56-year-old Victorian man Greg Sims’ life of excruciating pain, convulsions and fits of rage in a hospital, is set to be shared on social media ahead of the Victorian Government’s debate over assisted suicide.
The confronting short movie, produced by campaign group Go Gentle Australia, has been deemed inappropriate for video sharing site YouTube.
Horrific scenes recreated from the final stage of a brain cancer sufferer’s life produced by ‘right-to-die’ campaign group Go Gentle will be used in a push to legalise voluntary euthanasia
It is also prefaced with a warning that all viewers should exceed 18 year of age.
‘The scenes of this film are based on true events. It contains graphic representations that may be offensive or disturbing for some viewers,’ it states.
‘For these reasons, a stop button has been provided at the bottom of the screen.’
Victorian MPs have been exposed to the emotive movie as they prepare to see the government’s ‘Voluntary Assisted Dying’ legislation for the first time in coming days.
The film, which depicts 56-year-old Victorian man Greg Sims’ life of excruciating pain, convulsions and fits of rage in a hospital, was released midnight Wednesday
The confronting short movie has been deemed inappropriate for video sharing site YouTube
They’re expected to finalise their positions on the bill during a three-week break, before presenting their moral and ethically charged views on the matter in October sitting sessions.
The campaign group have purposely designed the film to be ‘virtually unwatchable’, The Age reports.
‘Stop The Horror is a short, five-minute film dealing with unimaginable pain and despair,’ a spokesperson revealed.
Producers warn: ‘The scenes of this film are based on true events. It contains graphic representations that may be offensive or disturbing for some viewers’
Victorian MPs have been exposed to the emotive movie as they prepare to see the government’s ‘Voluntary Assisted Dying’ legislation for the first time in coming days
Politicians are expected to finalise their positions on the bill during a three-week break, before presenting their views in October sitting sessions
‘The film confronts viewers with a harrowing retelling of the true events surrounding one man’s traumatic death.’
Right-to-life campaigner, Margaret Tighe, said prior to the video’s release that depicting Mr Sims’ life without ‘any comment from doctors’ was ‘dishonest.’
‘The bottom line in all of this is that you shouldn’t change the law to give a small percentage of people in the community the right to have their lives ended because you’re changing dramatically the laws around homicide,’ she told the publication.
The campaign group said the film was purposely designed to be ‘virtually unwatchable’
But right-to-life campaigner, Margaret Tighe, said prior to the video’s release that depicting Mr Sims’ life without ‘any comment from doctors’ was ‘dishonest’