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The High Court has given permission for Tony Nicklinson, who has locked-in syndrome, to bring a ‘right to die’ case before the courts, rejecting the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) strike out application
Scott Hurford, a convicted drug dealer serving life imprisonment in Wandsworth Prison, is awaiting the decision of Justice Minister, Jack Straw MP, on whether he and his girlfriend can apply for artificial insemination for his girlfriend to conceive whilst he completes the remaining 25 years of his sentence
