{"id":206114,"date":"2019-07-14T12:26:53","date_gmt":"2019-07-14T17:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=206114"},"modified":"2019-07-12T21:08:24","modified_gmt":"2019-07-13T02:08:24","slug":"paralyzed-uk-man-legalize-assisted-suicide-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/paralyzed-uk-man-legalize-assisted-suicide-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Paralyzed UK man fights to legalize assisted suicide for people with disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the United Kingdom, assisted suicide is currently illegal — but one man is hoping to change that. Paul Lamb has been fighting for years to legalize assisted suicide, and is once again petitioning the High Court to have the law against it overturned.<\/p>\n

Lamb, now 63, was paralyzed after surviving a car accident in 1990. He cannot move below his neck with the exception of some movements from his right arm, and he receives around-the-clock care. Lamb wishes to be able to choose when he dies — in other words, he wants to be able to commit suicide when he feels ready. Yet, because of his disability, he cannot do so without assistance. This, he claims, equals discrimination.<\/p>\n

“I have been fighting this fundamental basic human right of choice over one’s own life since 2013,” he said in a statement<\/a>. “I need to have peace of mind that I can make the decision to end my life with dignity. I am talking about my life, my decision, why should I be made to suffer? I feel so strongly about this. I have no option but to seek the court’s intervention again. I want to fight this, not just for me but for the many others in my position. We need to end this cruel and discriminatory law.”<\/p>\n