Health – New Group Formed To Oppose Assisted Suicide (2006)

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Main Search Term and Keywords: Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Mercy Killing

Date of Broadcast: 31st January 2006

Clip Duration: 2 min 42 seconds

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Description: More than forty British people have now committed assisted suicide abroad and a new group has been formed to oppose efforts to legalize euthanasia here in Britain.

• Ann Turner, suffered from a degenerative disease, committed assisted suicide abroad
• Interview with Michael Irwin who has been struck off by the BMA as he helped terminally ill people to end their lives in Zürich
• Investigated by the police for suggesting people to get in touch with the company
• 85-year-old under treatment for cancer was asked by the foreign company on the procedure of arranging his suicide

Discussion Questions

• Should we, as individuals, have a right to decide how and when we end our lives?
• How would this change if we were ‘critically ill’
• If euthanasia were to be legalized in the UK, how would human life or medical practices be compromised considering what happened in the Netherlands?
• What is the difference between assisted suicide and euthanasia?
• If people are able to commit suicide/or attempt and not be criminalized, why should euthanasia be criminalized?

Similar Questions

• If euthanasia were legalized in the UK, what could be the possible consequences?
• Since suicide is not against the law, should it be illegal to help someone commit suicide?

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