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Is it best to prolong life, no matter how ill someone is?

Helping people to commit suicide should be made legal according to a new report. From 10am, is life less fun if you're teetotal? Consumer problems solved from 11am.

A report published today says helping some people to commit suicide should be made legal but only if the person wanting to die meets certain criteria.

The British Medical Association, which is opposed to the idea of assisted death, declined to take part in the inquiry.

The government says it's working to improve end-of-life care, and any change in the law would be a matter for individual MPs rather than government policy.

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Thu 5 Jan 2012 09:00

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  • Thu 5 Jan 2012 09:00