The ECHR points out in a judgment opposing a Danish euthanasia activist, Mr. Lings, to the justice of his country that the European Convention on Human Rights man “does not enshrine the right to assisted suicide”. Svend Lings, an activist doctor, was sentenced in September 2018 for having prescribed lethal products to two people who wanted to commit suicide. He claimed to be the victim of a violation of Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights relating to freedom of expression. The judges of the ECHR considered that freedom of expression was not in question. The Court further held that the Danish state indeed had a duty to protect the most vulnerable members of society.
