British court to rule on right-to-die case

A locked-in syndrome sufferer who wants a doctor to be able to lawfully end his life has won the right to have his case decided by the High Court.

Tony Nicklinson and his family, who live in Melksham, Wiltshire, welcomed the decision of a judge in London which meant his action can proceed.

Mr Nicklinson, 57, who sums up his life as “dull, miserable, demeaning, undignified and intolerable”, will now have his case heard fully later this year.