Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts United Kingdom Supreme Court

Date: 11/27/2018

Subject: The decision of the United Kingdom Supreme Court, does not allow the claim against the decision of the Court of Appeal denying euthanasia to a patient affected by neurodegenerative pathologies, which would impose invasive medical treatments in order to keep him alive: the Court states that there is not an unanimous consent on such issue at a European level and that every Member State can decide for itself, without any interference by the doctors

Parties: R (on the application of Conway) v Secretary of State for Justice

Original language: English

Classification: Dignity - Art. 2 Right to life - Freedoms - Art. 7 Privacy

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