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Euthanasia and Alcoholism

Should euthanasia be an option for alcoholics? A conversation sparked by a decision in the Netherlands to grant euthanasia to a man who had been fighting alcoholism for years.

Should euthanasia be an option for alcoholics? A conversation sparked by a decision in the Netherlands to grant euthanasia to a man who had been fighting alcoholism for years. Also in today's show: pro-Biafra campaigners stay in jail in Nigeria after their bail application is refused; Aleppo under bombardment; and life in the Brazilian town of Chapeco two days on from the plane crash that killed most of the local football team.

Picture: Marcel Langedijk, whose brother died through euthanasia
Picture credit: 成人快手

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Thu 1 Dec 2016 16:06GMT

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