Craig Ewert, 59, a patient with motor neuron disease, wanted to die. Ewert killed himself with some assistance at Swiss Dignitas, a suicide clinic, in Switzerland. Ewert’s suicide was filmed for a documentary named “Right To Die – The Suicide Tourist”. This will be aired on Sky Real Lives channel, on British TV, Wednesday night, Dec. 10. (UK Time Zone).

Photos are below.

Craig Ewert was a retired professor, whose motor neuron disease crippled him. Ewert needed a ventilator to breathe. Ewert could not eat and was fed through a tube. Ewert said that if he became completely paralyzed and could not talk, he would not be able to communicate he was suffering. Ewert hinted he chose to end his life before he became incapacitated.

There are photos of Craig Ewert, and his wife Mary Ewert at the link. The photos of Craig Ewert taken after his death are quite visual and not for the faint hearted.

Craig Ewert used to live in the US. When Ewert retired, he and his wife, Mary Ewert, moved to the UK. After Craig Ewert’s death, Mary Ewert re-located back to the US.

London’s Daily Mail has some pictures of Craig Ewert and Mary Ewert at the link.

This is the first time British TV airs an assisted suicide on its TV. Some people have predicted a wave of backlash over “euthanasia”.

Craig Ewert died on September 26, 2006. Craig Ewert, RIP.

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, December 10th, 2008 at 6:14 am and is filed under News.