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Screengrab/Cancer View Canada
Dr. Donald Low with his wife. He passed away on 18 September 2013, seven months after being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.
# Poll
Poll: Do you think the law should be changed to allow for assisted suicide?
A man in Canada recorded a video eight days before he died asking for the laws on assisted suicide to be changed – what’s your view?
DOCTOR DONALD LOW, a Canadian microbiologist, has ignited a controversial debate with a posthumous plea for assisted suicide.
His plea
He recorded the video eight days before his death on 18 September. Seven months ago he was diagnosed with a brain stem tumour. You can view the video here.
Today’s topic therefore is: Do you think the law should be changed to allow for assisted suicide?
Poll Results:
Yes (3764)
No (3607)
