Britain's highest court – the House of Lords – today begins considering the case of Debbie Purdy, a multiple sclerosis sufferer who is seeking to clarify the law on assisted suicide.
She wants a ruling that her husband will not be prosecuted if he helps her travel abroad to die in a country where assisted suicide is legal.
Under English law, aiding and abetting suicide is a crime punishable by up to 14 years in jail. So far, lower courts have refused to give the assurance Purdy is seeking, saying it would need a change in the law.
What do you think? Should the law be changed, or might it open the door to abuse?
