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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 describing as a turning [...]
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 Downes [...]
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