For many, the case for assisted dying is clear. But life - and death - is often not so simple | Martha Gill

Diana Rigg made a compelling argument because she had terminal cancer, but recent experiences abroad suggest a more complex reality As it grows older, more liberal and less religious, the west is changing its mind about how it wants to die. Thirty years ago prescribing people the means to kill themselves was illegal everywhere bar Switzerland. But since then the practice has spread, reaching Belgium, the Netherlands, Canada, parts of the US and Australia, and perhaps soon, here. Last week, calls...