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United Kingdom Highest civil court delivers landmark euthanasia ruling
Published on 25/06/2010
Germanys Federal Court of Justice has ruled that cutting off life support for consenting, terminally-ill patients is not a crime. The landmark ruling follows years of debate in the country on the controversial issue.