Law that prohibited third parties helping people end their life 'unconstitutional' A German law that bans assisted suicide services breaches the constitution, the country's highest court has ruled in a landmark decision favouring groups that help people die when they choose. The plaintiffs sought to overturn a law that has since 2015 outlawed assisted suicide undertaken by organisations or doctors who accepted a fee for their help.
Law that prohibited third parties helping people end their life 'unconstitutional' A German law that bans assisted suicide services breaches the constitution, the country's highest court has ruled in a landmark decision favouring groups that help people die when they choose. The plaintiffs sought to overturn a law that has since 2015 outlawed assisted suicide undertaken by organisations or doctors who accepted a fee for their help.
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