Assisted dying and suicide are becoming steadily more popular. Forms of it have become legal in many countries.

But it remains illegal in many more. In the law of England and Wales, euthanasiaThe deliberate and painless ending of a life. is considered manslaughterThe crime of killing another human either without meaning to, or in circumstances that are not as serious as murder. or murder. Those charged can face life in prison.

Many believe that this should change. In January TV presenter Esther Rantzen launched a petition asking the UK Parliament to debate assisted dying and bring it into law. By the start of February more than 100,000 people had signed the petition.

Campaigners believe assisted dying allows people to die in dignity rather than living with a painful disease. 

Actor Liz Carr has used a wheelchair since she was 14. She thinks assisted dying will make people feel under pressure to end their lives. Her powerful new documentary Better Off Dead? challenges the idea that disabled lives are worth less than others. 

She says: "I fear we've so devalued certain groups of people - ill people, disabled people, older people - that I don't think it's in their best interests to enshrine in law the right of doctors to kill certain people."

Should assisted suicide be a human right?

Yes! It is only fair that we should have the right to choose how we exit the world.

No! There is no fair way to ensure that vulnerable people are protected.