Analysis of BBC article on euthanasia

Analysis of BBC article on euthanasia 

• Phil Newby from Rutland- diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2014, can't walk/ use hands
• lost a High Court case to legalise assisted dying and his appeal for a judicial review was refused
• Lord Falconer (Lord Chancellor in Tony Blair's cabinet) said the law lacked compassion and needed urgent change
• Assisted suicide is a crime in England and Wales- punishable by up to fourteen years in jail
• Lord Falconer's attempt to legalise euthanasia in 2013 was also rejected
• 'The law is an absolute mess and lacks compassion'
• 'it is so urgently time for a change'
• Parts of the US, Canada, and Australia have legalised assisted dying and Newby wants judges to examine evidence from these countries
• 'i'd like to…