- Abstract:
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This commentary discusses the decision in R (Nicklinson) v Ministry of Justice;(1) it will argue that the court should have allowed the use of the defence of necessity. It argues that the official response of the law should be to outlaw euthanasia or assisted suicide, but also to recognise that in exceptional circumstances these should be permitted. The use of the defence of necessity permits this nuanced response to the issue. The commentary also argues that the treatment of suicidal and eld...
Expand abstract - Publication status:
- Published
- Journal:
- Medical law review
- Volume:
- 21
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 487-498
- Publication date:
- 2013
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1464-3790
- ISSN:
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0967-0742
- URN:
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uuid:d0b585e2-a5af-4ef5-8672-7b5cbc7ec49c
- Source identifiers:
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478572
- Local pid:
- pubs:478572
- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Copyright date:
- 2013
Journal article
Escaping the shackles of law at the end of life: R (Nicklinson) v Ministry of Justice [2012] EWHC 2381 (Admin).
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