A RIGHT TO EASY DEATH
Feb 13, 2021
3 minutes
ZELDA VENTER zelda.venter@inl.co.za
THE CONTROVERSIAL issue of physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia for terminally ill patients will once again come under the spotlight later this month in court.
This time around, a doctor as well as her patient will ask the court to develop the common law to allow for these processes. Suzanne Walter, 47, a palliative care specialist, and her 71-year-old patient, Diethelm Harck, both from Johannesburg, will turn to the high court in Johannesburg for
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