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'Dr Death' holds suicide workshop

A man who has been nicknamed Dr Death is to hold his first do-it-yourself suicide workshop in the UK. Dr Philip Nitschke, an Australian who wants to help people die in countries where euthanasia or assisted suicide is not allowed, and Sarah Wootton, of the campaign body to allow assisted suicide Dignity In Dying, discuss whether Dr Nitschke's actions have the potential to harm vulnerable people.

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