Purdy welcomes new Lords ruling on assisted dying, not suicide In a landmark ruling from the House of Lords, the final appeal court in the UK, a woman with multiple sclerosis has won her court battle to have the law on assisted dying clarified.
Assisted suicide: Legal aid The appellate committee of the House of Lords yesterday ended its own life with a final ruling which will affect the way others end theirs.
Debbie Purdy case: Pro-life group plots legal action Reaction to the law lords’ ruling today ranged from delight to dismay. Sarah Wootton, chief executive of Dignity in Dying, a campaign group which supported Debbie Purdy’s case, said the...
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