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16/12/2013
Right-To-Die Hearing Begins At Supreme Court
The Supreme Court are due to preside over the last round in the ongoing right-to-die legal campaign.
The family of the late Tony Nicklinson, who suffered from locked-in syndrome and died earlier this year while campaigning for his right-to-die, and Paul Lamb, who was paralysed in a road crash, want to see the law changed to allow people to die with the assistance of a doctor.
The Nicklinson family and My Lamb argue that the law prohibiting assisting suicide is incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.
The hearing is expected to last four days and nine judges will sit on the panel, up from the usual five.
(MH/IT)
The family of the late Tony Nicklinson, who suffered from locked-in syndrome and died earlier this year while campaigning for his right-to-die, and Paul Lamb, who was paralysed in a road crash, want to see the law changed to allow people to die with the assistance of a doctor.
The Nicklinson family and My Lamb argue that the law prohibiting assisting suicide is incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.
The hearing is expected to last four days and nine judges will sit on the panel, up from the usual five.
(MH/IT)
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22 August 2012
Right-To-Die Campaigner Tony Nicklinson Dead
Tony Nicklinson, the man with locked-in syndrome who recently lost a High Court ruling in his right-to-die case, has died. The 58-year-old is understood to have passed away peacefully at his home around 10am this morning. Messages on his personal Twitter account read: "You may already know, my Dad died peacefully this morning of natural causes.
Right-To-Die Campaigner Tony Nicklinson Dead
Tony Nicklinson, the man with locked-in syndrome who recently lost a High Court ruling in his right-to-die case, has died. The 58-year-old is understood to have passed away peacefully at his home around 10am this morning. Messages on his personal Twitter account read: "You may already know, my Dad died peacefully this morning of natural causes.
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Right-To-Die Case Loses At High Court
Tony Nicklinson has lost his right-to-die case at the High Court. Paralysed from the neck down Nicklinson took his case to the High Court Hoping to win a ruling for doctors to end his life without fear of prosecution.
Right-To-Die Case Loses At High Court
Tony Nicklinson has lost his right-to-die case at the High Court. Paralysed from the neck down Nicklinson took his case to the High Court Hoping to win a ruling for doctors to end his life without fear of prosecution.
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Tony Nicklinson Family Win Right To Appeal Case
The family Tony Nicklinson, who lost a legal battle for the right-to-die, have won permission to continue his campaign and appeal against the High Court ruling. Mr Nicklinson, 58, died at his home in Melksham, Wiltshire, in August 2012, a week after he failed in his bid to end his life with a doctor's help.
Tony Nicklinson Family Win Right To Appeal Case
The family Tony Nicklinson, who lost a legal battle for the right-to-die, have won permission to continue his campaign and appeal against the High Court ruling. Mr Nicklinson, 58, died at his home in Melksham, Wiltshire, in August 2012, a week after he failed in his bid to end his life with a doctor's help.
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