Modern medicine can do remarkable things to prolong our bodies, but is it giving us a better quality of life? Andrew Denton has come out of his three-year hiatus to push for a re-think on assisted dying laws in his podcast series, Better Off Dead, co-produced with the Wheeler Centre. He has interviewed people around the world on all sides of the debate – the elderly and disabled, doctors, lawyers, ethicists, academics, people for and against. Whatever your point of view, the conversation is certainly one worth having. Andrew speaks with David Leser.

<p>Modern medicine can do remarkable things to prolong our bodies, but is it giving us a better quality of life? Andrew Denton has come out of his three-year hiatus to push for a re-think on assisted dying laws in his podcast series, <em><a href="http://www.wheelercentre.com/broadcasts/podcasts/better-off-dead">Better Off Dead</a></em>, co-produced with the Wheeler Centre. He has interviewed people around the world on all sides of the debate &ndash; the elderly and disabled, doctors, lawyers, ethicists, academics, people for and against. Whatever your point of view, the conversation is certainly one worth having. Andrew speaks with David Leser.</p>

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