{"id":312285,"date":"2024-05-15T08:46:10","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T13:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=312285"},"modified":"2024-05-14T18:31:24","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T23:31:24","slug":"uk-actress-disability-assisted-suicide-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/uk-actress-disability-assisted-suicide-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"UK actress and disability advocate rails against assisted suicide with new documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An actress from the United Kingdom is speaking out against a proposal to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

Liz Carr, who has been disabled since she was seven years old, recently created a documentary, “Better Off Dead,” which is scheduled to make its UK debut on May 14. The film aims to spark debate and open discussions about assisted suicide.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Carr told <\/span>Yahoo<\/span><\/a>! News that part of her objective in creating the documentary was to help people see that those who are disabled can have a life full of activity and joy, just as she has with her friends. <\/span>“I needed to let people into my world,” she said. <\/span><\/p>\n

She also noted that those within the disability community often feel pressure once assisted suicide is permitted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“As long as there’s inequality, it is not safe to legalize assisted suicide,” she said<\/a> on BBC Radio 4’s Women’s Hour. “No amount of safeguards will prevent us from mistakes and abuse and coercion, that’s my belief.”<\/span><\/p>\n