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The Spectator's Notes

The Spectator’s notes

26 November 2015

3:00 PM

26 November 2015

3:00 PM

Because, it says, of its ‘liberal values and respect for human dignity’, the Economist has put out a film about Emily, a 24-year-old Belgian woman, who wants assisted dying. She is physically healthy, and comes, the film assures us, from a happy family. She has suffered from severe depression since childhood, however.

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