Asia’s attitude to assisted suicide The authorities in Britain are due to issue guidance to clarify the law on assisted suicide. As more and more countries in the West are grappling with how to legislate on this difficult issue, the BBC’s Vaudine England looks at how assisted suicide and euthanasia are viewed in Asia.
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