“One devoted mother who helps her sick daughter to end her life with tablets and morphine walks free from court with a suspended sentence. Another is jailed for murder, to serve a minimum of nine years, after injecting her brain-damaged son with a lethal dose of heroin. The two contrasting cases have reignited the debate over ‘right to die’ and whether those who assist a loved one to end their suffering should be subject to criminal law.”
The Times, 26th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk