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24/09/2009
Assisted suicide guidance provides "no guarantees" |
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The director of public prosecutions Keir Starmer has said that new legal guidance on assisted suicide provides "no guarantees" that those who help somebody to die overseas will not be prosecuted.
He issued the new guidance yesterday the High Court ruled in July that there should be a clarification of the circumstances in which the law on helping someone to kill themselves would be applied.
The case centres on people who go overseas to countries where euthanasia is legal, such as Switzerland.
A range of factors will now be applied to any decision on whether or not to prosecute someone who helps a person take such action.
The guidance may have implications for those considering such a decision and their estates, something that may be discussed with a lawyer skilled in will drafting.
Those making wills should seek to place money in trusts to avoid the possibility of a legal challenge overturning the wishes of the deceased, director of independent financial advisory firm Ark Financial Planning Phil Perry stated recently.
Written by Laurence Smith
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