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Campaigners lose "right to die" case Campaigners lose 'right to die' case
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Campaigners have lost their appeal over the right to die. Campaigners have lost their appeal at the UK's highest court over the right to die.
But the UK Supreme Court has ruled that the current law breaches the right to a private life But five of the nine justices concluded the Supreme Court had the "constitutional authority" to declare the current law breaches the right to a private life.
Justices ruled against Paul Lamb and Jane Nicklinson by a seven to two majority. Justices ruled against Paul Lamb and Jane Nicklinson by a majority.
A third man - Martin - has lost his attempt to have the current prosecution guidance on assisted suicide clarified in respect of carers and other health professionals. A third man, Martin, lost his attempt to have the current prosecution guidance on assisted suicide clarified.
The cases involve the family of the late Tony Nicklinson, of Wiltshire, who had locked-in syndrome, and Paul Lamb, of Leeds, who was paralysed in a road crash.
They wanted the law changed to allow doctors to assist patients to die.
A third man, known only as Martin, was seeking clarification of the Director of Public Prosecutions's (DPP's) guidance on the position of health professionals who assist a suicide.
Martin wants it to be lawful for a doctor or nurse to help him travel abroad to die with the help of a suicide organisation in Switzerland. His wife and other family want no involvement in his suicide.
The Supreme Court unanimously allowed the DPP's appeal against the Court of Appeal's ruling in Martin's favour.
Legal battle
Paul Lamb, 58, has been almost completely paralysed from the neck down since a car accident more than 20 years ago and says he is in constant pain.
He has called for the law to be changed so any doctor who helped him die would have a defence against the charge of murder.
Tony Nicklinson was paralysed from the neck down after suffering a stroke while on a business trip to Athens in 2005.
After losing his High Court battle last year, he refused food and died naturally, aged 58, a week later at his home in Wiltshire. His widow, Jane, is continuing his legal battle.