Anti-euthanasia protesters were outside the Supreme Court of Appeal this morning as the as the court prepared to hear the Department of Health’s appeal against a controversial High Court ruling which would see assisted suicide become legal in South Africa.
Are you in support of or against assisted suicide or euthanasia? #RightToDie #StranshamFord
— Bloemfontein Courant (@BfnCourant) November 4, 2016
The Cape High Court last year ruled that the terminally ill Robin Stransham-Ford be allowed to end his life with the assistance of a doctor. Stransham-Ford died naturally on the day of the ruling.
All the counsel for the #StranshamFord euthanasia case at the Supreme Court of Appeal today. #RightToDie @pencilFState pic.twitter.com/2PgCXxOksN
— Bloemfontein Courant (@BfnCourant) November 4, 2016
The Department of Health is opposed to this ruling. Several parties, including the Centre for Applied Legal Studies and the World Palliative Care Association, which cares for terminally ill patients, have been admitted as friends of the court, in order to provide the court with their views on the matter.
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