Row over 'right-to-die' film
Right-to-die campaigners have backed the BBC after it was accused of "acting like a cheerleader" for assisted suicide.
A BBC2 documentary, presented by best-selling author Sir Terry Pratchett, will show the last moments of a terminally ill man who travelled to an assisted suicide clinic to end his life.
Dr Peter Saunders, campaign director of charity Care Not Killing, said: "The BBC is acting like a cheerleader for legalising assisted suicide."
However, Sarah Wootton, chief executive of campaign group Dignity in Dying, warned: "I believe it is irresponsible not to be discussing this issue. People are taking desperate decisions at the end of their lives; travelling abroad to die or attempting to end their lives at home, often alone for fear of their loved ones facing prosecution."
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