UK court rules against euthanasia

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UK court rules against euthanasia

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/uk-court-rules-against-euthanasia-102206585.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/knMWA0z2CWrBCQ7rm_1W4g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0fa4778199b52619390f6a706700604a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Paralysed road accident victim Paul Lamb, lies in a bed at his home in Leeds, northern England Wednesday July 31, 2013. A British appeals court on Wednesday July 31, 2013 upheld a law against euthanasia in rejecting appeals from two severely disabled men who argued that doctors should be allowed to legally kill them. In a unanimous ruling, the judges said the two men had &quot;permanent and catastrophic physical disabilities&quot; but said the issue of euthanasia &quot;raises profoundly sensitive questions about the nature of our society.&quot; The judges wrote that &quot;Parliament represents the conscience of the nation&quot; and said the court had no jurisdiction to challenge the legal ban on euthanasia. &quot;I am absolutely gutted,&quot; said Paul Lamb, one of the men involved, who was severely paralyzed after a car accident. (AP Photo/Anna Gowthorpe/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT" align="left" title="Paralysed road accident victim Paul Lamb, lies in a bed at his home in Leeds, northern England Wednesday July 31, 2013. A British appeals court on Wednesday July 31, 2013 upheld a law against euthanasia in rejecting appeals from two severely disabled men who argued that doctors should be allowed to legally kill them. In a unanimous ruling, the judges said the two men had &quot;permanent and catastrophic physical disabilities&quot; but said the issue of euthanasia &quot;raises profoundly sensitive questions about the nature of our society.&quot; The judges wrote that &quot;Parliament represents the conscience of the nation&quot; and said the court had no jurisdiction to challenge the legal ban on euthanasia. &quot;I am absolutely gutted,&quot; said Paul Lamb, one of the men involved, who was severely paralyzed after a car accident. (AP Photo/Anna Gowthorpe/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT" border="0" /></a>LONDON (AP) â€" A British appeals court upheld a law against euthanasia in rejecting appeals from two severely disabled men who argued that doctors should be allowed to legally kill them.</p><br clear="all"/>

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