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As concerns Pretty's right to respect for private life under Article 8, the Court considered that the interference in this case might be justified as "necessary in a democratic society" for the protection of the rights of others. [5]
Diane Pretty (15 November 1958 – 11 May 2002) was a British woman from Luton who was the focus of a debate about the laws of euthanasia in the United Kingdom during the early part of the 21st century.
Voluntary euthanasia is the act of ending the life of another for the purpose of relieving their suffering. Assisted suicide is the ending of one's own life with the assistance of another. [ 10 ] The phrase "assisted dying" is often used instead of assisted suicide by proponents of legalisation and the media when used in the context of a ...
Full case name: R (on the application of Nicklinson and another) (Appellants) v Ministry of Justice (Respondent) Argued: 16–19 December 2013: Decided: 25 June 2014: Neutral citation [2014] UKSC 38: Case history; Prior history [2013] EWCA Civ 961; [2012] EWHC 2381 (Admin) Holding; Appeal dismissed, no declaration of incompatibility would be ...
Because of that advice, Ms B took out a living will stating that if she were to ever be unable to give instructions, she would want any medical treatment withdrawn in the case of a life-threatening illness, permanent mental impairment or permanent unconsciousness. Despite the existence of the living will, Ms B's doctors denied her request to be ...
A 17-year-old Dutch girl who sought euthanasia was allowed to die at home on Sunday after a years-long battle with depression and anorexia.
The case would have gone unnoticed, but when The Sunday Times published an article by Michael Irwin on euthanasia, journalist Rachel Ellis asked Moor his opinion on the subject. Moor said that he had given many patients overdoses of diamorphine, a comment he repeated in an interview on television. In particular, his statement that "This week I ...
Anthony David Bland (21 September 1970 – 3 March 1993) was a supporter of Liverpool injured in the Hillsborough disaster.He suffered severe brain damage that left him in a persistent vegetative state as a consequence of which the hospital, with the support of his parents, applied for a court order allowing him to "die with dignity".