Last week there was a case that was heard in the House of Lords. It involved a woman, Mrs Savage,  who had been a patient at Runwell Hospital, in Essex and had been allowed to leave the hospital. She had subsequently acted to actively bring about her own death but walking in front of a [...]

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Posted 15 Dec 2008 6:02 AM by Fighting Monsters | Report Abuse

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