Posts Tagged ‘Edward and Joan Downes’
No Assisted Suicide Charge for Son of Sir Edward Downes BBC News (March 19, 2010) My very first post for the Death Reference Desk occurred on July 15, 2009 and it discussed the deaths of Edward and Joan Downes. The Downes’ went to the Dignitas Clinic in Switzerland to die together, their’s is a common [...]
- By: John
- In: Death + the Law|Death Ethics|Suicide
- Tags: assisted dying, Edward and Joan Downes
Important Right-to-Die Court Decision in the UK
30, Jul 2009Debbie Purdy wins ‘significant legal victory’ on assisted suicide Afua Hirsch, The Guardian (July 30, 2009) An important turn today for UK Assisted Dying supporters (which is about 62% of the public…). I will let The Guardian newspaper explain: Debbie Purdy has won a significant legal victory in the House of Lords which lawyers are [...]
With Help, Conductor and Wife Ended Lives John F. Burns, New York Times (July 14, 2009) For several years now, the UK press has reported on individuals and couples who travel to the Dignitas Clinic in Switzerland to end their lives. The most recent articles focus on Sir Edward Downes and his wife Joan. Joan [...]