Sir Terry Pratchett supported the right for the people to choose assisted suicide, is British author Sir Terry Pratchett to take part in a BBC two documentary about assisted suicide, it was announced.The Discworld will travel to a Dignitas clinic in the Switzerland with a 71-year-old writer, suffering from motor neurone disease.
Sir Terry, who was diagnosed in 2008 with a form of Alzheimer's disease, said he was "solid" convinced assisted death and wanted to learn more about it.
The film will be shown in the summer.
Dignitas, the Swiss group an end supported terminally ill people, their own life was founded in 1998. Many people from countries where assisted suicide illegal trips to the hospital to die.
In the United Kingdom support suicide is not allowed and results in a jail term of up to 14 years.
But more than 100 Britons have gone, Dignitas and no family members or friends have still have been pursued.
"I think everyone owned by a debilitating and incurable disease should be allowed, select the hour of their death," said Sir Terry.
"And I wanted to know more about Dignitas if I ever wanted me."
Last year a UK was examining the assisted dying started with financing from Sir Terry.
The BBC which commissioning editor for documentaries, Charlotte Moore, said: "assisted death is a major topic of debate in the United Kingdom, and this is a chance for the BBC two he wrestles audience, with the difficult issues to follow Sir Terry"", many of Great Britain also faced are."
The documentary film see explore the writer such as various European countries deal with the issue.
It is not the first time assisted suicide of a television programme has been addressed.
In 2008, a sky documentary called right to die? 59-Year-old Craig Ewert, suffered from motor neurone disease also showed at the end of his life.
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