Saturday, 7 October 2017

Terminally ill man loses right-to-die case

Terminally ill man loses right-to-die case

A terminally ill man has lost his High Court challenge against the law on assisted dying. Noel Conway, 67, from Shrewsbury, who has motor neurone disease, wanted a doctor to be allowed to prescribe a lethal dose when his health deteriorates. Currently any doctor helping him to die would face up to 14 years in prison. His lawyers had argued he faced a stark choice, which was unfair and the law needed to change.
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/health-41506155?source=Snapzu

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