The applicant was an elderly man suffering from a life-threatening condition known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He was prescribed the drug Rilutek to treat the disease but could not afford to pay for it.
Held: His complaints to the European Court of Human Rights under Articles 2, 8 and 14 of the Convention were found to be inadmissible. The Court held that: ‘an issue may arise under Article 2 where it is shown that the authorities of a Contracting State put an individual’s life at risk through the denial of healthcare which they have undertaken to make available to the population generally . . ‘
Citations:
65653/01
Jurisdiction:
Human Rights
Cited by:
Cited – Rogers, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for Health Admn 15-Feb-2006
The claimant suffered breast cancer. She sought treatment from the defendant with a drug called Herceptin, and now sought judicial review of the refusal of such treatment. Various stages in the licensing of the drug were yet to be completed. It was . .
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Human Rights, Health
Updated: 01 May 2022; Ref: scu.238559