A German Court has struck down a prohibition on assisted suicide [1].
On Wednesday, the Federal Constitutional Court acknowledged the risks of abuse but nonetheless ruled that individuals have a right to determine their own death.
Responding to the shock decision, Felix Böllmann, a German lawyer and Legal Counsel for ADF International [2] said laws protecting every human life must be strengthened rather than weakened to protect the sick, the suffering, and the most vulnerable.
Böllmann said that in a fair and just society, the most vulnerable deserve our care and respect, but, he added, this decision sends the opposite message.