Consent and euthanasia Flashcards
No one can consent to being killed therefore what must happen in the case of terminally ill patients
If they want to die he must take his own life without the assistance from anyone else
What does it amount to if someone does help take the life of a terminally ill patient
murder or assisting suicide
Which case decided euthanasia is illegal as no one can consent
Pretty V DPP- motor neurone disease and went to court to ask if her husband helped her die he would not be persecuted, refused went to ECHR who also rejected
Is euthanasia a criminal offence
Yes in England
It is recognised people may take their own lives but if they are physically incapable they can’t therefore this is unfair because
A right is denied from them because of there disability
Both the HL and ECHR agreed what in terms of euthanasia
That if did not infringe upon the European conviction of Human Rights
Similar case
Purdy where HL accepted arguments as ordered DPP to clarify the circumstances in which prosecution would be brought under s2 of the suicide act
