In 2015, a terminally ill Robin Stransham-applicant asked for the “right to die with dignity”. Judge Fabricius of the North Gauteng High Court found that he had a constitutionally protected right to do so. The applicant passed away a few hours before the judgement. Supreme Court concluded that assisted suicide is not unlawful in all circumstances. Nevertheless, the judgment of Prof. Sean Davison in 2019 shows that euthanasia is still unlawful in South Africa. In fact, he received a suspended sentence of 8 years with house arrest and community service for having assisted 3 patients in dying. Very recently, a new case involves a palliative care specialist and one of her patients, both with terminal conditions.
