General Article Move to overturn UK assisted suicide law fails

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European court rejects applications from Jane Nicklinson, whose husband suffered from locked-in syndrome, and car crash victim Paul Lamb.

By Owen Bowcott

An attempt to overturn the UK law on assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia by appealing to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has failed.

 

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