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Terminally-ill Noel Conway loses Supreme Court appeal Terminally ill Noel Conway loses Supreme Court appeal
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A terminally ill man has lost a legal battle at the UK's highest court over his right to die.A terminally ill man has lost a legal battle at the UK's highest court over his right to die.
Noel Conway, 68, suffers from motor neurone disease and only has movement in his right hand, head and neck.Noel Conway, 68, suffers from motor neurone disease and only has movement in his right hand, head and neck.
The former lecturer from Shrewsbury lost a challenge at the Court of Appeal in June after his case was rejected by the High Court.The former lecturer from Shrewsbury lost a challenge at the Court of Appeal in June after his case was rejected by the High Court.
Supreme Court judges rejected his bid to appeal against the ruling, as his chance of success was "not sufficient".Supreme Court judges rejected his bid to appeal against the ruling, as his chance of success was "not sufficient".
It means Mr Conway's case cannot proceed any further.It means Mr Conway's case cannot proceed any further.
In a joint statement the judges, Lady Hale, Lord Reed and Lord Kerr, said they had reached their decision "not without some reluctance".In a joint statement the judges, Lady Hale, Lord Reed and Lord Kerr, said they had reached their decision "not without some reluctance".
Mr Conway, who was too ill to attend the hearing in London, said it is "barbaric" that he must choose between "unacceptable options" to end his life.Mr Conway, who was too ill to attend the hearing in London, said it is "barbaric" that he must choose between "unacceptable options" to end his life.
He said the ruling was "extremely disappointing", adding it is "downright cruel" to be refused a right to die.He said the ruling was "extremely disappointing", adding it is "downright cruel" to be refused a right to die.
"The only option I currently have is to remove my ventilator and effectively suffocate to death under sedation," he said. "To me this is not acceptable.""The only option I currently have is to remove my ventilator and effectively suffocate to death under sedation," he said. "To me this is not acceptable."
Instead, he wants medical assistance to die when he has less than six months to live, while he still has the mental capacity to make a "voluntary, clear, settled and informed" choice.Instead, he wants medical assistance to die when he has less than six months to live, while he still has the mental capacity to make a "voluntary, clear, settled and informed" choice.
"No-one doubts that the issue is of transcendent public importance," the judges said."No-one doubts that the issue is of transcendent public importance," the judges said.
"It touches us all... we all have to contemplate our own death.""It touches us all... we all have to contemplate our own death."
However, the court ruled Mr Conway's chances of a successful appeal were not sufficient "to justify our giving him permission to pursue it, with all that that would entail for him, for his family, for those on all sides of this multi-faceted debate, for the general public and for this court".However, the court ruled Mr Conway's chances of a successful appeal were not sufficient "to justify our giving him permission to pursue it, with all that that would entail for him, for his family, for those on all sides of this multi-faceted debate, for the general public and for this court".
Dignity in Dying, which supports Mr Conway, said it will now "turn our attention back to parliament".Dignity in Dying, which supports Mr Conway, said it will now "turn our attention back to parliament".