UK ‘locked-in syndrome’ victim awaits verdict
Court to decide whether patient who is fully conscious but can only move his eyes should be allowed to die.
Published On 16 Aug 2012
A man suffering from ‘locked-in syndrome’ will discover if doctors will be allowed to end his life when a UK High Court gives its verdict.
The family of terminally ill Tony Nicklinson are challenging the British government and asking for assurances that any doctor who gives him a lethal injection is not prosecuted for murder.
The case has divided both medical and ethical opinion.
Al Jazeera’s Laurence Lee reports from London.
Source: Al Jazeera