By Michael Cook Editor’s note. This is excerpted from a post that appeared at Bioedge and is reposted with permission. A British court has once again supported a ban on assisted suicide. Noel Conway (see here and here), a 67-year-old with motor neurone disease, had...
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London’s High Court rejects Conway legal challenge to suicide law
The judges ruled the law was necessary to protect the vulnerable and respect the sanctity of life. By The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children--SPUC The High Court has rejected a legal challenge to the suicide law brought by motor-neurone sufferer Noel...
Disability campaigners intervene in court case to avert “terrifying prospect” of assisted suicide
The first court case attempting to legalise assisted suicide since the defeat of the Marris Bill starts today - and disability rights groups are intervening to fight the "terrifying prospect." Editor’s note. This comes from our friends at SPUC--the Society for the...
UK High Court rejects challenge to assisted suicide law
By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director - Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Great news: The UK High Court has decided to dismiss a request by Noel Conway to hear his challenge to the assisted suicide law The High Court decided that it is the role of parliament to make...