Constitution does not grant a right to die, court rules

Terminally ill Marie Fleming has lost her landmark court battle aimed at overturning the blanket ban on assisted suicide.

Constitution does not grant a right to die, court rules

The right to life under the Constitution “does not import a right to die” in this “very tragic case”, the seven-judge Supreme Court ruled.

There is no constitutional right to commit suicide or to arrange for termination of one’s own life at a time of one’s choosing that the State and courts must protect and vindicate, Chief Justice Ms Justice Susan Denham, said.

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