In the BBC East Midlands programme Inside Out, Ray Gosling, a Nottingham filmmaker, told how he smothered his lover who was dying of AIDS when the doctor left the room. On returning to find the man dead, Mr Gosling said to the doctor,  ‘He’s gone’ and from all accounts the matter was not investigated further.

Camilla Bertenshaw of the ProLife Alliance says,

‘As the facts have been admitted by Ray Gosling this is clearly a case of intentional killing and in no way should be confused with the current debates about assisted suicide.

‘The media continues to report this latest end of life story as a further example of assisted suicide (helping someone to die), when it is clearly by Mr Gosling’s own admission an act deliberately committed by him to end the life of the other person.

This is normally referred to in law as murder.

‘The police have a clear duty to investigate immediately what is potentially a homicide case, and their inquiries should extend to the role of the hospital and the specific doctor mentioned by Mr Gosling when he recounts what he did on the day in question.

‘A further big question has to be raised as to whether the BBC should have contacted the police as soon as they were made aware of Gosling’s confession.’