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Sir Terry Pratchett, Writer

Stephen Sackur speaks to Sir Terry Pratchett. He has Alzheimers and wants the right to choose the time and manner of his own death. Is that an ending society is ready to accept?

Sir Terry Pratchett is one of the most successful writers of the last thirty years. His fantasy novels have sold tens of millions of copies. He is still writing fiction, but now he is also dealing with and writing about a very personal fact. He has the incurable, degenerative brain disease, Alzheimers and he wants the right to choose the time and manner of his own death. Is that an ending wider society is ready to accept?

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