Wednesday, August 22, 2012

UK: More On Tony Nicklinson's Death


More on the death of Tony Nicklinson in the UK.
UK man who failed to overturn euthanasia law dies
Tony Nicklinson found living with locked-in syndrome so difficult that he petitioned Britain's High Court to overturn his country's ban on euthanasia. On Wednesday, his lawyers announced he died at home.
In January, the 58-year-old asked the High Court to declare that any doctor who killed him with his consent would not be charged with murder. Last week, the court rejected his request, a decision that Nicklinson said had left him "devastated and heartbroken." more

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