ECtHR published a new factsheet on the right to life

The ECtHR published a factsheet on cases in realtion with the right to life. From a bioethical perspective the factsheet contains two interesting topics: the first is the collection of cases related to the question of the beginning of a person's life. In this respect the document reiterates the Court decision in Boso v. Italy (Application no. 50490/99) which found that "granting a foetus the same rights as a person would place unreasonable limitations on the Article 2 rights of persons already born".  The other one is the group of cases concenring the hypothetical right to die.

Contents:

1. Beginning of Life:
- Vo. v. France (Application no. 53924/00)
- Evans v. United Kingdom (Application no. 6339/05)

2. Right to die?:
- Pretty v. United Kingdom (Application no. 2346/02)
- Koch v. Germany (Application no. 497/09)