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Euthanasia
Euthanasia raises agonising moral questions. At the heart of the ethical and religious arguments over euthanasia are the different ideas that people have of the meaning and value of human existence, and of whether human beings have the right to decide issues of life and death for themselves. This film investigates the various religious, moral and philosophical arguments surrounding Euthanasia and considers whether current UK law should be changed to make Euthanasia legal. We speak to a range of experts including Alistair Thompson – from the charity, Care not Killing, Lord Joel Joffe a civil rights lawyer, Dr Michael Irwin – a physician who assists dying, Baroness Jane Campbell a peer, and Margaret Deamaley from the Humanist Society.
“'The euthanasia debate handled both sides of the argument is an effective way. It gave our students a chance to question their own beliefs as well as the beliefs of others. It made a real difference to the teaching and learning of a difficult topic, and was much more interesting then just reading from a text book!'. Mr Mark Perraton, Head of Religious Education, The John of Gaunt School.”
