April 29, 2002

2:44 AM

Diane Petty, suffering from motor neurone disease, refused right to euthanasia by European Court. "Mrs Pretty, from Luton, who is paralysed from the neck down, had claimed the refusal breached the Human Rights Convention, which outlaws "inhuman or degrading treatment"."
posted by stuporJIX (4 comments total)

Maybe her case would be helped along if she didn't look so chiper every time they snapped her photo.
posted by dong_resin at 4:09 AM on April 29, 2002

I can assure you she is decidedly un-chipper.
posted by vbfg at 5:29 AM on April 29, 2002

You can find her petition here.
posted by gloege at 6:56 AM on April 29, 2002

Irrelevant, but interesting: her name is 'Di Pretty'.

Ash.
posted by aeschenkarnos at 8:53 PM on April 29, 2002