It doesn't surprise me that Mary Whitehouse's people are opposed to it but there's no reason why it shouldn't be on TV.
It's not being put up for titillation or entertainment. Handled properly, it could be illuminating and moving. It doesn't feel that far removed from the final scenes of the (multi-award-winning documentary) The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off.
Yes, death is a personal moment but the deceased has chosen to let the cameras in. And we don't balk at showing other personal moments if they're handled sensitively. I've seen programmes about marriage counselling, drug rehabilitation, plastic surgery, abortion, gambling addiction, victim support, child abuse, rape. Are we supposed to turn the cameras off then as well? TV is allowed to be thought-provoking and sometimes upsetting.
Otherwise we might as well just show repeats of Heartbeat.