The body as a site of conflict in Brian Clark's play whose life is it anyway ?

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Whose Life Is It Anyway ? (1978) By the British dramatist Brian Clark, deals with the theme of patient's autonomy vs.

medical authority.

Euthanasia is a highly debated subject that divides people into two camps; the first supports the autonomy of the patient and theright to end suffering, and the second emphasises the value of humanlife.

Ken Harrison, who loses his ability to move after being in a caraccident, fights in two fronts with men of medicine and men of law, togain his right to end his own life and suffering, shedding the light onsome legal, medical, and ethical issues related to health-care providing.