UK court rules against paralysed man in ‘right to die’ case

The dark side of locked-in syndrome. FYI only,  I'm not going to further comment on this.
http://tribune.com.ng/index.php/world-news/46119-uk-court-rules-against-paralysed-man-in-right-to-die-case
A British man left paralysed from the neck down by a catastrophic stroke seven years ago lost his High Court battle on Thursday to gain a legal right to end his life when he chooses.
Tony Nicklinson's condition means it is impossible for him to take his own life and he wants the legal right to have a doctor take his life without fear of prosecution.
Since he suffered the stroke in 2005, the former rugby player, now 58, has had to endure what is known as locked-in syndrome.
"This means that most of my body is paralysed but my mind is as it was before the stroke.
"All I can move is my head, and the stroke took away my power of speech.
"Now I talk to people with a perspex spelling board or a computer operated by my eye blinks," he told CNN in an interview in June.
But while expressing sympathy for his situation, the High Court ruled Thursday that such a significant change to the law involving
overturning the ban on voluntary euthanasia would have to be decided by lawmakers.