Assisted suicide court review due – BBC News
“A woman with multiple sclerosis has told the BBC she wants the High Court to clarify the law on assisted suicide.”
BBC News, 2nd September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: assisted suicide
Swiss clinic Dignitas has helped 100 Britons to die – The Times
“More than 100 Britons have travelled to Switzerland to make use of laws that allow assisted suicide, a practice prohibited in Britain.”
The Times, 2nd October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Dying woman’s court challenge on euthanasia – The Observer
“A terminally ill woman will this week launch a landmark legal battle to ensure that her husband is not prosecuted for helping her travel abroad to end her life.”
The Observer, 28th September 2008
Source:http://observer.guardian.co.uk
Suicide and the internet – updating the law – Ministry of Justice
“The law on assisting suicide is to be simplified to increase public understanding and reassure people that it applies as much on the internet as it does off-line, Justice Minister, Maria Eagle said today.”
Ministry of Justice,17th September 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Suicide pact pensioner walks free – BBC News
“A man who tried to carry out a suicide pact with his wife after she was taken into care with dementia has been spared jail by a judge at the Old Bailey.”
BBC News, 30th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ex-minister backs assisted death – BBC News
“Former health minister Lord Warner has backed calls for a law change to allow assisted death for terminally-ill patients who want to die.”
BBC News, 23rd June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Debbie Purdy has everything to live for except a dignified death – Daily Telegraph
“This woman doesn’t want to die, so why has she asked the High Court to allow her husband to assist in her suicide?”
Daily Telegraph, 15th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MS sufferer wins assisted suicide challenge – The Independent
“A multiple sclerosis sufferer won permission today to bring a High Court challenge to clarify the law on assisted suicide.”
The Independent, 11th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
MS woman begins right-to-die bid – BBC News
“A woman with multiple sclerosis is due to ask the High Court to clarify the law on suicide.”
BBC News, 11th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MS sufferer seeks answers over laws on euthanasia – The Independent
“A woman who suffers from a degenerative disease has called for the law on assisted suicide to be clarified so that she can decide when she wants to die.”
The Independent, 7th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Husband is spared jail for suffocating sick wife who wanted to die – The Times
“A husband who helped his wife to kill herself rather than watch her continue to suffer from a debilitating disease was given a 12-month suspended sentence yesterday.”
The Times, 2nd February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Friend is spared jail term for “act of love” that helped a veteran to commit suicide – The Times
“A woman who helped an elderly friend to commit suicide was spared jail yesterday by a judge who said that she had acted ‘out of love and affection’.
The Times, 12th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Dozens admit aiding relatives commit suicide – The Times
“More than 30 Britons have written statements confessing to helping friends or relatives to die at a Swiss euthanasia clinic as part of a test case to change the law.”
The Times, 12th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Legal battle for right to die man – BBC News
“A man who had intended to end his life by the time of his 48th birthday has delayed it because of legal wrangles.”
BBC News, 26th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man guilty of murdering wife in assisted euthanasia – The Independent
“A devoted husband who killed his wife after she begged him to help her die was convicted of murder yesterday. Retired accountant Frank Lund, 58, admitted suffocating his wife Patricia, 65, with a plastic bag and a pillow at their home in New Brighton, Merseyside, in September.”
The Independent, 10th May 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
How the law turns desperate people into criminals – The Independent
“British courts regard euthanasia as murder and can impose a penalty of life imprisonment. Helping someone to commit suicide is also a criminal offence, punishable with a maximum 14-year jail sentence.”
The Independent, 8th May 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Euthanasia bid woman forced to withdraw case – The Independent
“A terminally ill woman has been forced to abandon a ground-breaking bid to end her own life, it was announced today.”
The Independent, 19th April 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Internet ‘suicide helper’ found not guilty – The Times
“A computer analyst who posted a message on the internet offering to help suicide attempts was cleared yesterday of breaking the law after a judge ruled that there was insufficient evidence.”
The Times, 13th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
