the man who wanted to die

[crisgal]

i watched the documentary on the poor man who wanted to end his life, without his family being charged with murder.
I know it was going to court but i haven't seen or heard anything since - does anyone know the outcome?

[ABerrant]

The High Court is yet to rule on the Tony Nicklinson case. The earliest for the judgement will be end of July, more likely end of September.

http://twitter.com/#!/TonyNicklinson

http://www.google.co....rch?q=Tony+Nicklinson

[ummmm]

I hope they rule in his favour.

[Brenden]

So do I ummm, I would want the right to determine when I pop my clogs if I had a terminal illness.

[marval]

I hope common sense prevails, he should not be made to suffer.

[AliceTickband]

I know it does not apply in this case because this man is enduring intolerable cruelty and, of course, he should be able to have the last word on his own life and death, but to quote Terry Pratchet...'let us take me as a test case. As I have said, I would like to die peacefully with Thomas Tallis on my iPod before the disease takes me over and I hope that will not be for some time to come, because if I knew that I could die at any time I wanted, then suddenly every day would be as precious as a million pounds. If I knew that I could die I would live......(and here comes the salient point...) My life, my death, my choice.

Those last six words should point the judge in the right direction.

My thoughts are with Mr Nicklinson, his family, and others in a similar position.

May common sense prevail.

[Duncer]

I totally agree, with one important reservation. The choice must always be with the patient, or one of their immediate family, not with a profit drive health trust executive. Already we are using the Liverpool path to deprive patients of food and letting them die. That is not humane.