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13/05/2013
Appeal Court Right To Die Case To Begin
The Court of Appeal is due to hear from two severely disabled men who are continuing the challenge launched for a change to laws over the right to die.
58-year-old Paul Lamb, has picked up the challenge begun by the late Tony Nicklinson, and is seeking a ruling to give doctors a defence to a murder charge.
Lamb, from Leeds, is paralysed from the neck down following a car accident. He wants a doctor to help him die.
The second man, a 48-year-old known only as Martin, is seeking a change to the prosecution of assisted suicide.
In August last year, the challenge was rejected by the High Court, who said such decisions were for Parliament.
The Court of Appeal hearing before the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, and two other judges, is expected to last several days.
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58-year-old Paul Lamb, has picked up the challenge begun by the late Tony Nicklinson, and is seeking a ruling to give doctors a defence to a murder charge.
Lamb, from Leeds, is paralysed from the neck down following a car accident. He wants a doctor to help him die.
The second man, a 48-year-old known only as Martin, is seeking a change to the prosecution of assisted suicide.
In August last year, the challenge was rejected by the High Court, who said such decisions were for Parliament.
The Court of Appeal hearing before the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, and two other judges, is expected to last several days.
(MH/CD)
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Right-To-Die Legal Challenge Begins At High Court
The right-to-die case of Tony Nicklinson begins today in the High Court. Mr Nicklinson, 58, has locked-in syndrome after suffering a stroke and wants a doctor to be able lawfully to end his life. Unable to take his own life he is seeking legal protection for any doctor who helps him end his life.
Right-To-Die Legal Challenge Begins At High Court
The right-to-die case of Tony Nicklinson begins today in the High Court. Mr Nicklinson, 58, has locked-in syndrome after suffering a stroke and wants a doctor to be able lawfully to end his life. Unable to take his own life he is seeking legal protection for any doctor who helps him end his life.
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Court Of Appeal Rules Against Right-To-Die Case
The Court of Appeal has ruled against the latest right-to-die challenge. Paul Lamb, left paralysed after a road accident, and the family of the late Tony Nicklinson, who suffered from locked-in syndrome, brought the appeal against a previous decision that a doctor did not have the right to help Mr Nicklinson end his life.
Court Of Appeal Rules Against Right-To-Die Case
The Court of Appeal has ruled against the latest right-to-die challenge. Paul Lamb, left paralysed after a road accident, and the family of the late Tony Nicklinson, who suffered from locked-in syndrome, brought the appeal against a previous decision that a doctor did not have the right to help Mr Nicklinson end his life.
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The Leveson report has recommended a tougher form of independent self-regulation in the UK press. Lord Justice Leveson said the press had "wreaked havoc in the lives of innocent people" and called for a regulatory body that was independent of influence from politicians, the media and the government.
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Boy 'Can't Remember' Teacher's Attack
The 14-year-old boy who was attacked by his science teacher has said that he can't remember the assault that left him with a fractured skull. Peter Harvey, 50, is accused of the attempted murder of the teenager using a 3kg (6.6lbs) dumbbell at All Saints' Roman Catholic School, Mansfield.
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