Courts could challenge Parliament's decision not to legalise assisted dying The courts could overrule a Parliamentary decision not to legalise assisted dying after a terminally ill man mounted a new bid to change the law.
Noel Conway, 67, from Shrewsbury, who has motor neurone disease, has applied for permission to mount a judicial review.
The basis of the case is that the Suicide Act 1961 interferes with Mr Conway's human right to private life, including the right to decide the manner of his death.
A previous case brought by Tony Nicklinson, who was paralysed following a stroke, failed in the High Court in August 2012. The Daily Telegraph
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Noel Conway, 67, from Shrewsbury, who has motor neurone disease, has applied for permission to mount a judicial review.
The basis of the case is that the Suicide Act 1961 interferes with Mr Conway's human right to private life, including the right to decide the manner of his death.
A previous case brought by Tony Nicklinson, who was paralysed following a stroke, failed in the High Court in August 2012. The Daily Telegraph
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