However in 2009 Debbie Purdy asked judges to rule on whether her husband would be prosecuted if he took her to Dignitas, and the Director of Public Prosecutions said it would be unlikely that charges would be brought in such circumstances.
Date: Aug 20, 2014
Category: Health
Source: Google
Law on euthanasia challenged by Tony Nicklinson case
The courts have also forced prosecutors to clarify the law surrounding suicide. Debbie Purdy, who has multiple sclerosis, wanted to know if her husband would be prosecuted if he took her to a suicide organisation in Switzerland.