{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/6747443a74eb04a4dbf9260e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The debate about death that split the country ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1732718985743-64ccc047-8df9-4d2d-86cd-2660dad59d72.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Tomorrow, MPs will vote on a Bill that, if passed, would allow terminally ill people with less than six months to live the right to take their own lives - a radical departure from the status quo. The debate has split parliament and the public. So, is it a kindness or the beginning of a dangerous and slippery slope?</p><p><br></p><p>If you or someone you know has been affected by suicide, support and advice can be found with the <a href=\"https://www.samaritans.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Samaritans</a> or <a href=\"https://www.sane.org.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">SANE</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href=\"http://thetimes.com/thestory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>http://thetimes.com/thestory</em></a></p><p><strong>Guests:</strong>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Mark Mardell, broadcaster and writer, Movers and Shakers podcast and assisted dying correspondent, Prospect.</li><li>Kaya Burgess, science reporter and religious affairs correspondent, The Times.</li></ul><p><strong>Host:</strong> Manveen Rana.</p><p><strong>Producer: </strong>Edward Drummond. </p><p><strong>Clips: </strong>Times Radio, ITV News, Two Women Chatting.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Photo: </strong>Getty Images/Times illustration&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Get in touch</strong>: <a href=\"mailto:thestory@thetimes.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thestory@thetimes.com</a></p>","author_name":"The Times"}