It’s an issue that has been widely debated in politics, ethics and medicine, but Dominic Wilkinson says the only opinion on someone’s right to die that counts is their own
Lambert’s case is the latest example of disputed treatment for adult patients with profound brain injury. The case has obvious parallels with that of Terri Schiavo, in the US who died in 2005 following seven years of legal battles. And there have been other similar high-profile cases over more than 40 years, including Elena Englaro , Tony Bland Nancy Cruzan and Karen Ann Quinlan .
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