Actress and disability rights activist Liz Carr is fronting new BBC documentary, Better Off Dead?<\/a>, which will be landing on our screens next week.<\/p>\n The film will explore the controversial topic of assisted dying, or euthanasia, which has long sparked debate, and the title of the documentary itself is sure to capture people\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n Speaking to RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press at a Q&A, Carr explained more about the title of the documentary and said: \u201cI mean, let\u2019s not forget the question mark at the end. You could leave [it] off, to be fair, but it was obviously a provocation to consider.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd I think the fact, you know, when I\u2019ve talked about as a disabled woman, having people say that, to me, just a trip in a cab. Why do we think that?<\/p>\n \u201cWhy is it that to be like me, to be disabled or even older, terrifies us so much? Because that\u2019s at the core of this. And so, better off dead\u2026 I want you to open the show and go, \u2018If we see one group of people, some negative gearing, it\u2019s not safe to legalise assisted suicide, because people already think that we almost deserve it.’\u201d<\/p>\n The new documentary comes to BBC One and iPlayer on Tuesday 14th May at 9pm\u00a0<\/strong>and will see Carr front it after having been a\u00a0campaigner against a change in the law of the legalisation of assisted suicide for some time now.<\/p> According to the synopsis for Better Off Dead?: \u201cThis year, a House of Commons Select Committee has for the first time launched an enquiry into the legalisation of assisted suicide, with its findings set to influence future government policy.<\/p>\n \u201cConcerned that any change in the law sends the message that the lives of disabled and marginalised people are less valuable, Liz will take an in-depth look at the issue, speaking to people from all sides of the debate. She will also travel to Canada to explore the repercussions of some of the most permissive euthanasia laws in the world. Here she will be confronted with a law for people who are disabled, and not just the terminally ill.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Carr is no stranger to our screens, having starred in various hit shows like Good Omens<\/a>, Silent Witness<\/a>,\u00a0The Witcher<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0This Is Going to Hurt<\/a>.<\/p>\n On the announcement of the documentary, Carr said:\u00a0\u201cToo many disabled people will have had the experience of someone, often a complete stranger, telling them, \u2018if I was like you, I\u2019d rather be dead\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cPutting such low value on our lives has been reported in medical settings when disabled and older people have \u2018do not resuscitate\u2019 orders placed on their medical notes without their consent. This documentary is about challenging the assumptions behind these actions and shining a light on the many grey areas in this often one sided debate.\u201d<\/p>\n Carr continued: \u201cI\u2019m pro-choice, an atheist, a rights campaigner and assisted suicide scares me. I want everyone to have a good death and through this documentary, I hope to show why I\u2019m unconvinced that any type of \u2018assisted dying\u2019 is the answer to this.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"liz-carr-3\"](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/liz-carr-3-fe01487.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"liz-carr-3\\"\/")
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