"Right to die" campaign rejected in Supreme Court
A legal battle over the right to die, which has been led in part by a man from Leeds, has been rejected at the Supreme Court.
Right-to-die campaigner hopes judges will 'agree something needs to be done'
The case of a man from Leeds campaigning for the right to die is being heard by judges in the Supreme Court today.
Paul Lamb's plight is one of three cases the panel of nine judges will consider over the next four days. All three seek to challenge aspects of the law on assisted suicide in England and Wales. Jane Nicklinson Right-to-die campaigner & widow of Tony Nicklinson spoke to Calendar
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