@article {Singer234, author = {P Singer}, title = {Ms B and Diane Pretty: a commentary}, volume = {28}, number = {4}, pages = {234--235}, year = {2002}, doi = {10.1136/jme.28.4.234}, publisher = {Institute of Medical Ethics}, abstract = {In two recent court cases, Ms B, a paralysed competent adult, was allowed to end her life; Mrs Pretty, another paralysed competent adult, was not. In legal terms, the essential difference between the two cases is that Ms B was seeking the withdrawal of treatment, whereas Mrs Pretty was asking for assistance in ending her life. I argue that while this distinction may accurately state the law that governs these situations, it does not rest on a defensible moral basis. Both the women should have been allowed to choose the manner in which they would die.}, issn = {0306-6800}, URL = {https://jme.bmj.com/content/28/4/234}, eprint = {https://jme.bmj.com/content/28/4/234.full.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Medical Ethics} }