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Originally Posted by DrPhil

Man with locked-in syndrome, Tony Nicklinson, dies at home week after losing euthanasia court case


This could perhaps explain why assisted suicide is sometimes frowned upon for conditions such as locked-in syndrome.

I think those two are very different. Tony Nicklinson was asking for himself where Richard Marsh was unable to. Taking Richard Marsh off of life support machines is not assisted suicide.