Euthanasia debate
June 28, 2011
The charge of murder laid against respected South African professor Sean Davidson after helping his terminally ill 85-year-old mother to die in New Zealand at the end of last year has put the question of euthanasia in the spotlight. In the United Kingdom a TV documentary by Terry Pratchett on the subject caused a respected author and philosopher to pose the questions: Does public prejudice condemn many to unnecessarily prolonged and painful death; and can death be a good thing? (Leadership)
