The family of a ‘locked-in’ syndrome sufferer who fought for the right to die said Saturday they would continue his campaign to change the law after seeking permission to appeal a High Court ruling. Tony Nicklinson died on August 22 aged 58 a week after losing a lengthy legal battle…
A locked-in syndrome sufferer has lost a legal bid for the right to end his life of “pure torture” after High Court judges unanimously agreed that it would be wrong to depart from a precedent that equates voluntary euthanasia with murder. Tony Nicklinson, 58, was left paralysed by a catastrophic…