In February of this year, the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany ruled that an individual’s autonomy was far more important than the value of his or her life. It did this when declaring that a law prohibiting assisted suicide was unconstitutional, with the Court’s press release indicating: “The general right of personality guarantees the right […]

Author Archives: Calum MacKellar
Dr Calum MacKellar is Director of Research of the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics