What Are Some Famous British Euthanasia cases?

Answer 1

Bob Dent - Died 22 Sept 1996 in Darwin, first to die using world first Northern Territory Rights of the Terminally Ill Act. Used the euthanasia machine of Dr Philip Nitschke. Suffered from prostate cancer.

Janet Mills - Died Jan 1997 in Darwin after receiving a legal voluntary lethal injection from euthanasia machine. She suffered from Mycosis Fungoides.

Ester Wild - Had carcenoid syndrome and died in DarwinJune 1997, using slow overdose of morphine after Northern Territory euthanasia law overturned by Australian Federal parliament in 1997.

Norma Hall - Refused food and drink and spoke publicly about her right to determine her time of death. Died in Sydney drinking liquid morphine in Jan 2001.

Nancy Crick - Died May 2002. After long period of suffering following surgery for bowel cancer. She invited friends around to be with her and died in the Gold Coast when she consumed barbiturate Nembutal.

Sandy Williamson - Motor Neurone sufferer publicly argued for right to die before overdosing in Melbourne July 2002 on the barbiturate amytal.

Lisette Nigot - 80yr old retired academic ended her life taking the barbiturate Soneryl. She was not ill but argued for the right to a peaceful death irrespective of health status. Died in Perth Nov 2002.

Elizabeth Godfrey - Died Dec 2002 in Hobart, using a plastic Exit bag. Her son John was accused of assisting and stood trial. He received a 1 year suspended sentence.

Dr John Elliott - Dying of Multiple Myeloma, travelled to Switzerland to use services of Dignitas. Died Jan 2007

John Whylie - died from Nembutal overdose in Sydney. His wife Shirley Justins and friend Caren Jenning accused of assisting his suicide/ murder. Trial set for May 2008

Answer 2

Dianne Pretty is probably the most famous