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Radio 4,13 May 2009,45 mins

The Law and Death

Unreliable Evidence

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Clive Anderson presents the series analysing the legal issues of the day. Medical science has given us increasing control over when, where and how we die, but the law is struggling to keep pace. Clive and his guests explore the ongoing legal arguments about assisted suicide, mercy killing and even the precise definition of death.

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