Right to Die (film)

Emily Bauer is a successful psychologist who is living the ideal family life until she is suddenly diagnosed with ALS, better known as Lou Gehrig's disease. In the beginning stages, she puts up a courageous fight against this terrible affliction, but her condition is deteriorating, which eventually leaves her in a vegetative state. Emily then pleads with her husband to help her die. ==Cast==

Critical response The New York Times television critic John J. O'Connor called Right to Die a "rare made-for-television movie that keeps veering away from easy expectations". Clifford Terry of the Chicago Tribune stated that "the movie, like Whose Life Is It Anyway?, devotes most of its time to tough, complex moral and ethical questions, including a dialogue on the nature of suffering" and "the flashbacks, while dramatically convenient, are intrusive and make the movie choppy". All three critics praised Welch's performance, with O'Connor writing: "Ms. Welch gives an enormously affecting performance as Emily Bauer, not only uncompromising but also admirably sensitive to the larger intentions of the film". Gross's performance was also praised, with Terry writing: "Gross gives a surprisingly adequate performance". Accolades ==References==