Suicide Law stories:
Lord Advocate says assisted suicide law is a matter for Scottish ...
Sep 23rd, 2009 - Times Online
The Lord Avocate was accused yesterday of creating a “legal no-man’s-land” over assisted suicide in Scotland after she stated that guidance issued by...
Public consulted over suicide law
Sep 23rd, 2009 - BBC NEWS
Debbie Purdy with her husband Omar Puente People living in Northern Ireland are being asked to take part in a consultation on assisted suicide. A similar exercise is being carried out by the Public Prosecution Service in England and Wales.
Assisted suicide law 'clarified'
Sep 23rd, 2009 - BBC NEWS
More than 100 Britons have gone to Dignitas to die New guidance has been issued to clarify the law on assisted suicide in England and Wales - but it offers no guarantees against prosecution.
Assisted suicide: what is the law?
Jul 31st, 2009 - Telegraph
:: What does the law currently say on assisted suicide? The Suicide Act 1961 makes it an offence punishable by up to 14 years' imprisonment for anyone to aid, abet or procure the suicide or another. No one has ever been prosecuted...
Washington state's assisted suicide law used for 1st time
May 22nd, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Seattle -- A 66-year-old woman with pancreatic cancer has become the first person to die under a new Washington state law allowing doctors to help terminally ill patients end their lives. Linda Fleming...



