BBC accused of "cheerleading" for assisted suicide

The BBC has been accused of acting as a "cheerleader" for assisted suicide after it aired the views of a prominent campaigner pushing for a change in the law, whilst cancelling the appearance of Christian doctor, Peter Saunders.

Lord Falconer, who has tabled a bill in Parliament to introduce assisted suicide for terminally ill patients, discussed his proposals on BBC Breakfast last Wednesday (18 September).  But Dr Saunders, who was initially invited to give an opposing view alongside Lord Falconcer, was told by producers that he was no longer needed on the show just hours before the broadcast.  

Dr Saunders has now written a letter of complaint to the BBC's Director General, Tony Hall, stating that the BBC had “consistently promoted an agenda seeking to change the law on assisted suicide and euthanasia”.

“It has given undue prominence to the supporters of this change ... while failing to give equal coverage to those who opposed the killing of the terminally ill and disabled,” he wrote.

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Dr Saunders has also commented on the incident in his blog, which you can read here >