the actor and disability rights campaigner liz carr has liz carr's acting career took off relatively the red carpets and award—winning roles, she's long been an ardent campaigner for disability rights. and it's the prospect of changes to the law around assisted dying that is the focus of her bbc documentary. her opposition is based on concerns about what it may mean — not just for those suffering from a terminal illness, but also for those who are vulnerable, including people living with disabilities. if you think this is just about terminal illness, think again. this is about disability. and for me and others, that is terrifying. these laws, i believe, will put lives like mine — marginalised lives — at risk, and those risks will be fatal. her documentary sees her take on some of those who've been pushing for a change in the law — including the former lord chancellor charles falconer. we have to do something about the law, because if you want to take your own life because you are terminally ill, you've either got to do it yourself without any help, or you've got to go to switzerland,

liz carr's acting career took off relatively late in life.she's long been an ardent campaigner for disability rights. and it's the prospect of changes to the law around assisted dying that is the focus of her bbc documentary. her opposition is based on concerns about what it may mean — not just for those suffering from a terminal illness, but also for those who are vulnerable, including people living with disabilities. if you think this is just about terminal illness, think again. this is about disability. and for me and others, that is terrifying. these laws, i believe, will put lives like mine — marginalised lives — at risk, and those risks will be fatal. her documentary sees her take on some of those who've been pushing for a change in the law — including the former lord chancellor charles falconer. we have to do something about the law, because if you want to take your own life because you are terminally ill, you've either got to do it yourself without any help, or you've got to go to switzerland, do it earlier than you might otherwise ha

liz carr's acting career took off relatively late in life.at risk, and those risks will be fatal. her documentary sees her take on some of those who've been pushing for a change in the law — including the former lord chancellor charles falconer. we have to do something about the law, because if you want to take your own life because you are terminally ill, you've either got to do it yourself without any help, or you've got to go to switzerland, do it earlier than you might otherwise have to. and i am very in favour of changing the law to allow people who are terminally ill to be assisted by a doctor to take their own life. but only subject to safeguards because for disabled people, one needs very much to ensure that there are appropriate safeguards. liz carr travels to canada — one country where the law on assisted dying has already been changed to allow those with a terminal illness to end their own life. but the law has also since been expanded to take in those with long—term conditions, but who may not have what the legislation calls "a re

i think, by liz carr on disabled actress who's done a documentary for the bbc talking about the factsaying there are certain lives that aren't worth living. and i think as a society, we really need to argue the opposite, which is that, you know , which is that, you know, everybody can picture, for example, somebody with a terminal illness at the end of their life who's in a lot of pain, and you know, that that that's worth considering. but doesn't mean you sort of justify the ending of life. this the only thing that's good about life is life is worth living . life is life is worth living. >> so what what do you make of this story? >> i think i think this speaks of the prozac generation. you know , this this idea that know, this this idea that happiness is some somehow there's an entitlement to happiness, that happiness is a given. you know , life can be given. you know, life can be bleak. life has ups and downs, and it is in those in those ups and it is in those in those ups and downs, in those peaks and troughs that it actually has its majesty. you have something to look forward to.