But many will be
vulnerable and it is the vulnerability of the class which provides the
rationale for the law in question. It is primarily for States to assess
the risk and the likely incidence of abuse if the general prohibition
on assisted suicides were relaxed or if exceptions were to be created.
Clear risks of abuse do exist, notwithstanding arguments as to the
possibility of safeguards and protective procedures."
Für den EGMR sind somit öffentliche Gesundheit und Privatautonomie gegeneinander abzuwägen. Der Schutz der schwachen
und verletzlichen Personen rechtfertige ein Gesetz, das die Beihilfe
zum Suizid unter Strafandrohung verbietet.