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12/03/2012
Ruling Expected For "Locked-In Syndrome" Patient
The high court is due to rule on whether or not a man with “locked-in syndrome” should be allowed to proceed with ending his life.
Tony Nicklinson, 57, suffered a stroke in 2005 and has been severely disabled since. He suffers from locked-in syndrome, which means that while his body is completely paralysed his mind is still active. He communicates via a special computer, which interprets his blinking and has described his life as "dull, miserable, demeaning, undignified and intolerable".
Mr Nicklinson is aiming to find out if a doctor who ended his life would face a murder charge.
The Ministry of Justice argue that only parliament can change the law on murder and want his case struck out.
In a preliminary hearing Justice Charles heard that it was not for the courts to decide the issue but parliament.
David Perry QC, representing the ministry, said Nicklinson "is saying the court should positively authorise and permit as lawful the deliberate taking of his life. That is not, and cannot be, the law of England and Wales unless parliament were to say otherwise."
Mr Nicklinson's wife, Jane, said: "He just wants to know that, when the time comes, he has a way out
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Tony Nicklinson, 57, suffered a stroke in 2005 and has been severely disabled since. He suffers from locked-in syndrome, which means that while his body is completely paralysed his mind is still active. He communicates via a special computer, which interprets his blinking and has described his life as "dull, miserable, demeaning, undignified and intolerable".
Mr Nicklinson is aiming to find out if a doctor who ended his life would face a murder charge.
The Ministry of Justice argue that only parliament can change the law on murder and want his case struck out.
In a preliminary hearing Justice Charles heard that it was not for the courts to decide the issue but parliament.
David Perry QC, representing the ministry, said Nicklinson "is saying the court should positively authorise and permit as lawful the deliberate taking of his life. That is not, and cannot be, the law of England and Wales unless parliament were to say otherwise."
Mr Nicklinson's wife, Jane, said: "He just wants to know that, when the time comes, he has a way out
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