The widow of Tony Nicklinson has lost her case at the European Court of Human Rights over right-to-die.
In Nicklinson and Lamb v the UK (2478/15 and 1787/15), the court unanimously declared the applications inadmissible.
Ms Nicklinson, whose husband suffered paralysis after a stroke and could not communicate except for blinking, had argued the domestic courts failed to determine the compatibility of the law in the UK on assisted suicide with her and her husband’s right to respect for private and family life. She complained that his Art 6 rights were infringed by the failure to provide him with the opportunity to obtain court permission to allow a volunteer to administer lethal drugs to him with his consent.
Mr Nicklinson died of pneumonia in 2012 after refusing all nutrition, fluids and medical treatment.
