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03/01/2013
Tony Nicklinson Family Win Right To Appeal Case
The family Tony Nicklinson, who lost a legal battle for the right-to-die, have won permission to continue his campaign and appeal against the High Court ruling.
Mr Nicklinson, 58, died at his home in Melksham, Wiltshire, in August 2012, a week after he failed in his bid to end his life with a doctor's help.
He was paralysed by a stroke in 2005 and suffered from locked-in syndrome.
His family's test case is over whether medical help can legally be provided to those seeking the right to die.
Mr Nicklinson's widow Jane pledged in September to continue her husband's fight but judges refused to make her a party to the proceedings.
The Court of Appeal has now given permission for her to challenge the High Court decision.
Mrs Nicklinson has admitted it is likely to be a long campaign, fraught with legal technicalities, but said the family was determined to continue.
(H/GK)
Mr Nicklinson, 58, died at his home in Melksham, Wiltshire, in August 2012, a week after he failed in his bid to end his life with a doctor's help.
He was paralysed by a stroke in 2005 and suffered from locked-in syndrome.
His family's test case is over whether medical help can legally be provided to those seeking the right to die.
Mr Nicklinson's widow Jane pledged in September to continue her husband's fight but judges refused to make her a party to the proceedings.
The Court of Appeal has now given permission for her to challenge the High Court decision.
Mrs Nicklinson has admitted it is likely to be a long campaign, fraught with legal technicalities, but said the family was determined to continue.
(H/GK)
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Tony Nicklinson, the man with locked-in syndrome who recently lost a High Court ruling in his right-to-die case, has died. The 58-year-old is understood to have passed away peacefully at his home around 10am this morning. Messages on his personal Twitter account read: "You may already know, my Dad died peacefully this morning of natural causes.
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Tony Nicklinson, the man with locked-in syndrome who recently lost a High Court ruling in his right-to-die case, has died. The 58-year-old is understood to have passed away peacefully at his home around 10am this morning. Messages on his personal Twitter account read: "You may already know, my Dad died peacefully this morning of natural causes.
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Paralysed Man Takes Up Right-To-Die Appeal
A legal challenge brought by the late Tony Nicklinson, over the right to die with help from a doctor, has been taken up by 58-year-old Paul Lamb. Mr Lamb has been paralysed since he was severely injured in a car accident in 1990.
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