Right-to-die challenges rejected
The family of late locked-in syndrome sufferer Tony Nicklinson and paralysed road accident victim Paul Lamb lost their right-to-die challenges at the Court of Appeal in London.
Labour peer: Gov't should make decision on assisted suicide
Lord Falconer has told ITV News it is up to parliament to legalise assisted suicide for the terminally ill.
The Labour peer is to table a private members bill on the issue.
He said: "People are going to the courts to try to resolve a problem that parliament should be resolving, and that problem is what are the circumstances in which you should be allowed to assist somebody else to die."
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Right-to-die campaigners vow to continue legal fight
Locked-in syndrome sufferer Tony Nicklinson's widow and a paralysed victim have pledged to continue to challenge right-to-die law.
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Timeline of Tony Nicklinson's landmark legal battle
Locked-in syndrome sufferer Tony Nicklinson campaigned for years to win the right to end his life. Here is the timeline of his struggle.