The ProLife Alliance is extremely disappointed with biased viewpoint in Panorama’s coverage of the Kay Gilderdale case and the euthanasia debate last night.

The programme followed Kay Gilderdale in the run up to and during the aftermath of her trial for the attempted murder of her daughter, Lynn, who suffered from ME.

Camilla Bertenshaw, Communications Officer for the ProLife Alliance, says; “We are disappointed by the clear bias of Panorama towards legalising assisted suicide. Bearing in mind the topical nature of this discussion and the current prominence of the debate in the UK, we were hoping to see an exploration of the issues surrounding assisted suicide.

Instead, the BBC’s coverage of the Gilderdale case and its treatment of assisted suicide as a whole was shockingly partisan. We believe that the BBC totally failed in its duty to be neutral and present a fair, balanced argument.

The questions asked of Kay Gilderdale by journalist Jeremy Vine were leading, and made no attempt to expose the key issues a the heart of the assisted suicide debate. We welcome the contribution of Baroness Campbell of Surbiton and the important viewpoint that she expressed. However, we are disappointed that she was not given as much time to voice her strong opposition to assisted suicide as Kay Gilderdale, Debbie Purdy and others were given to express their support.

The ProLife Alliance will be complaining to the BBC about the biased viewpoint promoted in Panorama, and will continue to fight for the right to life of every individual until natural death.