'I would have to consider it' - Broadcaster Gay Byrne on the right to die if terminally ill #BBCNolan

Oct 17, 2014, 08:30 AM

Having the right to die if you are terminally ill is an issue the Nolan Show has tackled many times. It's been on the agenda because Labour peer Lord Falconer is currently trying to push his Assisted Dying Bill through the House of Lords. Yesterday Stephen spoke with the legendary Irish broadcaster Gay Byrne as part of a longer interview you can hear on this programme next week. Gay Byrne has told us he would consider killing himself if he was in pain nearring his death