Better Off Dead? review: Sombre film examines the dangers of legalising assisted suicide for disabled people

Comedian, actor, and disability rights activist has a message: should remain illegal in the UK. In a society where people campaign to have more rights over their bodies, and what we do with them, her stance may initially appear regressive. But Carr believes that, when it comes to disabled people, society sees assisted suicide as an easy way out – and that could be lethal for us. “If a non-disabled person wants to commit assisted suicide it’s seen as a tragedy,” she explains in “If a disabled person does, it’s a release.”