Changing the law on assisted suicide is a matter for Parliament A few weeks ago former Justice of the Supreme … Read More
Lord Sumption on assisted suicide: What did he really say?
A critical analysis of claims that Lord Sumption implied that our law is ‘broken’. In the first of his Reith Lectures this … Read More
Worcestershire man with MND does not support a change in the law.
John King is ready to die and has opted to have his treatment withdrawn Ludlow and Tenbury Wells Advertiser has … Read More
A Welcome Judgment by the Court of Appeal.
The existing law achieves a fair balance between individual autonomy and protection of the community The Court of Appeal has … Read More
No decision about me without me.
If ‘assisted dying’ is a matter for society and not for the medical profession, it is society, through the courts, … Read More
True cost? or true facts?
Living and Dying Well responds to a recent document published by campaigners for physician-assisted suicide. In November 2017 the campaigning … Read More
High Court Judgment in the case of Mr Noel Conway.
English law on assisting suicide is compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. On 5 October 2017 the High … Read More
Appeal Against Assisted Suicide Law Rejected
After Parliament’s rejection of legalisation, it would be ‘institutionally inappropriate’ for the courts to re-open the matter The decision of … Read More
Court rejects challenge to legal prohibition of assisted suicide.
The High Court has rejected an appeal for legalisation of assisted suicide The High Court has rejected an appeal against … Read More
No legal basis for normalising suicide.
Laws are more than just regulatory instruments: they send social messages In an article in The Daily Telegraph on the day Parliament … Read More