What does Richard and Judy's death pact mean for the debate on assisted dying?

Chatshow hosts Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan have told how they would assist each other to die if needs be. Could a change in the law give them the freedom to do so without fear of prosecution? "If Judy was really ill and in logical mind, I wouldn't give a tuppenny if there was a risk of being prosecuted. I'd do what was right for my wife," Richard Madeley told the Daily Telegraph earlier this week, to which Judy Finnigan added: "And I'd do the same. Stuff it all! We've made ourselves give ...