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PIC SHOWS ;DR MICHAEL IRWIN AT HIS HOME IN CRANLIEGH IN SURREY. Dr Michael Irwin was medical director of the United Nations in New York before he retired, and is a long-time campaigner for voluntary euthanasia. He has helped several of his terminally ill patients to die by offering fatal quantities of drugs to ease their suffering.

Date: 29/07/09

Location: Surrey, England

Photographer: JIM BENNETT