A television drama examines illegal assisted suicide and raises questions about legalisation

As more and more countries legalise assisted suicide and the likelihood of its legalisation in Britain comes closer, Truelove, an enjoyable drama has examined illegal assisted suicide. The current confusing position in Britain (and many other countries) is that it’s legal to kill yourself but it’s illegal for anybody to assist you, no matter that they might do it out of kindness.If you plan to watch the drama—and I recommend it—then you might want to stop reading here because I give away much of the plot in what follows.The drama begins with a funeral. Old schoolfriends are gathered together for the funeral of a schoolfriend who has died horribly of cancer. (Opponents of legalising assisted suicide would point out that most people don’t die horribly; but most of the population knows of horrible deaths, one explanation for there being a majority in favour of legalising assisted suicide.) The five remaining…
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