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Tony Nicklinson is a well-known name in the UK.
In 2005, Tony suffered a severe stroke while on a business trip to Athens, at the time he was a very healthy man. The stroke left him completely paralysed and unable to use his body, yet his brain was fully functional and awake. A condition known as "locked-in syndrome".
Tony was devastated and hated the way he was now a burden upon his wife and two daughters who had to take care of him. He couldn't bare having full brain capacity but with no physical body to use. So he wanted to end his own life.
Tony went to the British Supreme Court in 2010 calling for a change in the law over the rights to end his own life, since suicide is still illegal in the United Kingdom. His family, although upset that Tony wanted to end his life, supported him every step of the way.
The court, after a lengthy and costly legal battle, denied Tony the right to have assisted suicide, adding that a court can only enforce the law - but to change the law is a matter for the British government, not the British courts.
They tried again in 2013, taking the case to the Supreme Courts for a second time, this time with every major British national newspaper and news channel covering the story. Again, Tony was refused the right to assisted suicide.
The court, however, did agree to do a recourse and bring the matter up with the British government. However, shortly after the last court denial, one of Tony's lungs stopped working and he needed an immediate course of antibiotics to stay alive. This is when Tony saw his chance.
Because Tony couldn't survive without the antibiotics, he simply refused to take them. Although suicide is illegal, there is no law against refusing to take your medication.
Tony died shortly after, with his family by his side.
The case has sparked a major argument in the UK over whether severely ill people, such as Tony Nicklinson, should have the right to voluntary euthanasia (assisted suicide). Countries such as Belgium, Columbia and Switzerland allow voluntary euthanasia to such people. Many more terminally ill people in the UK are now following Tony's footsteps and fighting the courts for their right to die.
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Tony Nicklinson is a well-known name in the UK. In 2005, Tony suffered a severe stroke while on a business trip to Athens, at the time he was a very healthy man. The stroke left him completely paralysed and unable to use his body, yet his brain was fully functional and awake. A condition known as "locked-in syndrome". Tony was devastated and hated the way he was now a burden upon his wife and two daughters who had to take care of him. He couldn't bare having full brain capacity but with no physical body to use. So he wanted to end his own life. Tony went to the British Supreme Court in 2010 calling for a change in the law over the rights to end his own life, since suicide is still illegal in the United Kingdom. His family, although upset that Tony wanted to end his life, supported him every step of the way. The court, after a lengthy and costly legal battle, denied Tony the right to have assisted suicide, adding that a court can only enforce the law - but to change the law is a matter for the British government, not the British courts. They tried again in 2013, taking the case to the Supreme Courts for a second time, this time with every major British national newspaper and news channel covering the story. Again, Tony was refused the right to assisted suicide. The court, however, did agree to do a recourse and bring the matter up with the British government. However, shortly after the last court denial, one of Tony's lungs stopped working and he needed an immediate course of antibiotics to stay alive. This is when Tony saw his chance. Because Tony couldn't survive without the antibiotics, he simply refused to take them. Although suicide is illegal, there is no law against refusing to take your medication. Tony died shortly after, with his family by his side. The case has sparked a major argument in the UK over whether severely ill people, such as Tony Nicklinson, should have the right to voluntary euthanasia (assisted suicide). Countries such as Belgium, Columbia and Switzerland allow voluntary euthanasia to such people. Many more terminally ill people in the UK are now following Tony's footsteps and fighting the courts for their right to die. There is an article in the related links below for your further reading.
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