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From The Critic
Soft soaping
suicide
Emmerdale's
coverage of assisted suicide was disturbing
Viewers of
the long-running ITV soap Emmerdale were subjected to uncharacteristically
harrowing scenes last week. Thursday's programme portrayed a character name
Faith Dingle, who had been diagnosed with terminal breast cancer, taking her
own life. In previous episodes, Faith had shared her fears about what dying
from a terminal illness involves. The impetus for this plot couldn't be clearer
- it's an ill-veiled campaign pitch for "assisted dying".
CUT - As
members of CUT know the soap operas have long been known for Social
Engineering. This time "assisted dying" or rather suicide and
euthanasia. One more reason to throw the TV out. To read more click on this
link: The
Critic
