UK campaigner calls for '21st century' assisted suicide law

British law on assisted suicide should be made “appropriate for the 21st century”, right-to-die campaigner Debbie Purdy said today as prosecutors began work on new guidelines following her landmark legal win.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) sufferer Ms Purdy said the historic British House of Lords ruling backing her call for a policy statement on when prosecutions around assisted suicide would be brought would provide key safeguards to protect the vulnerable.