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THE suicide of a 58-year-old retired electrician from Madrid ten days ago has re-opened the debate on regulated euthanasia in Spain.
José Antonio Arrabal chose to take his life on April 2 after developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), an incurable motor neurone disease which gradually reduces control of the muscles