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The debate over the right to die - BBC Newsnight
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7:03Now PlayingThe columnist, Katherine Whitehorn, wrote five years ago a piece called 'What the Death of My Cat taught me about Assisted Dying'.
She laid out clearly her belief that people had the right to die, with dignity, at their own choosing. Her friends and family recognised her words - and agreed with much of what she said.
But now Ms Whitehorn has Alzheimer's. Here, her son Bernard Lyall, and Katherine’s former colleague, Polly Toynbee, discuss whether she was right after all and whether her wishes should be applied in all circumstances.
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