Right to Die

Right to Die

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 12, 1987

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

TV Movie, Drama

User Score

78%

Original Title

Right to Die

Director

Paul Wendkos

Description

Emily Bauer (Raquel Welch) is a successful psychologist with a happy home life who is suddenly stricken with the dreaded neurological affliction ALS (aka "Lou Gehrig's Disease"). At first, she is determined to fight for her life, but as her conditions deteriorates and she becomes more of a human vegetable, Ms. Welch begs her husband (Michael Gross) to help her die.