Tag Archive for: locked-in syndrome
Life with locked-in syndrome – two more good news stories
The media has a tendency to focus on the negatives of profound disability by giving a hugely disproportionate…
Most people with locked-in syndrome do not wish to die
Tony Nicklinson is 58 and paralysed from the neck down after suffering a stroke in 2005. He is seeking…
Locked-in syndrome case seeks to establish dangerous precedent
A case of ‘locked-in syndrome’ that is appearing before the courts goes even beyond assisted…
Triumph over adversity: Why can’t we have more media stories like this?
There was a brilliant piece in the Independent yesterday, about a British DJ with locked-in syndrome,…
Case of man with ‘locked-in syndrome’ may arouse emotions but the law does not need changing
The BBC, Daily Telegraph and most newspapers report today on the case of a 46-year-old man with ‘locked…