‘A coalition of cross-party peers has moved to water down proposed legislation that would let the terminally ill request and receive help to end their lives.’
The Independent, 11th January 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The widow of right-to-die campaigner Tony Nicklinson is taking his fight to the European Court of Human Rights.’
BBC News, 16th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Judiciary, the Executive and Parliament: Relationships and the Rule of Law (PDF)
Speech by Lord Chief Justice
Institute for Government, 1st December 2014
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘A change in the law that will allow terminally ill people to be helped to end their lives is inevitable and will happen within as little as a couple of years, according to the deputy chair of the British Medical Association (BMA).’
The Guardian, 8th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Director of Public Prosecutions has today clarified the CPS Policy on cases of encouraging or assisting suicide in light of the recent comments of the Supreme Court in the case of Nicklinson and others.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 16th October 2014
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
The Supreme Court and the Rule of Law (PDF)
Lord Neuberger
The Conkerton Lecture 2014, Liverpool Law Society, 9th October 2014
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
‘From euthanasia to high-speed rail, the highest in the land has an almost limitless remit.’
The Independent, 12th October 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘This week, the Conservative Party will unveil its plans for human rights reform in the UK. In other news, Chris Grayling’s decision to drastically reduce the number of legal aid contacts granted is successfully challenged, while a prosecution for assisted suicide keeps the assisted dying debate alive.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 28th September 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Late last month the Supreme Court of the UK handed down a judgment on the cases of two severely disabled men who want other people to help them to die.’
No. 5 Chambers, 18th September 2014
Source: www.no5.com
‘Twenty-seven leading figures write to every peer urging them to back Lord Falconer’s private members bill on assisted dying.’
The Guardian, 15th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The House of Lords is to debate Lord Falconer’s bill aimed at clarifying the law on the right to end one’s life.’
The Guardian, 12th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court considered two appeals together, concerning three appellants who had suffered from permanent and catastrophic physical disabilities and wished to die at the time of their choosing. However, they were not physically capable of ending their own life unaided. The court considered, among other things, whether the Suicide Act 1961, s 2 infringed the appellants’ rights under the European Convention on Human Rights, art 8 (ECHR).’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 7th July 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has declined to uphold a right to die a dignified death. However, a glimmer is is to be found in this judgment in that two out of the seven justices who concluded that it was for the United Kingdom to decide whether the current law on assisted suicide was incompatible with the right to privacy and dignity under Article 8, would have granted such a declaration in these proceedings., particularly where the means of death was one that could have been autonomously operated by the disabled appellant, leaving no doubt as to the voluntary and rational nature of his decision.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 25th June 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Campaigners have lost their appeal at the UK’s highest court over the right to die.’
BBC News, 25th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘On Wednesday, the family of the late Tony Nicklinson who had locked-in syndrome and Paul Lamb who was paralysed in a road crash will find out whether or not their campaign for the right to die with the help of a doctor has been successful.’
BBC News, 25th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK’s highest court will give its judgement later on the cases of two severely disabled men who want others to be able to help them die.’
BBC News, 25th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A High Court judge will decide this week whether doctors should stop feeding a brain damaged man and allow him to die.’
The Independent, 14th May 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An 87-year-old woman was evicted from her care home because she advocated assisted suicide and staff feared they could be prosecuted if they did not stop her. Dorothy Brown, a former magistrate and lifelong supporter of a change in the law, was given notice to leave after carers came across a bottle of pills and an undated note and feared she could be about to make an attempt.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘MPs and peers will be given a free vote on whether to change the law on assisted suicide, the Government said on Sunday.’
The Independent, 10th March 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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