But if prohibition is ever to fully die out, it could be down to changes going on within the Baptist churches themselves.

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It does raise many ethical issues - for example - it is lawful to allow patients in a permanent vegetative state to die by withdrawing all treatment, but if a patient showed they could respond it would not be, even if they made it clear that was what they wanted.

BBC: Vegetative state patients can respond to questions

But, if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.

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People retired and did nothing but relax because they were likely to die within a couple years, if they made it that long.

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And the winter months are incredibly quiet, but Paul Morris, who runs the Swan Inn, says the village would die if it wasn't for second home owners.

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Around 1, 000 people die from bowel cancer each year in Wales, but if picked up early, it is also one of the most treatable.

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It is true that there's a windfall if you die early, but if you die late, your heirs will get less than if you had invested the same premiums elsewhere.

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