Since its landmark 2002 decision in Pretty v UK, the issue of assisted dying (euthanasia and assisted suicide) has never been far from the attention of the European Court of Human Rights. Two of the Court’s decisions in this context have been especially significant in terms of clarifying the human rights context when it comes to regulating assisted dying. In Mortier v Belgium the Court found that permitting assisted dying does not, per se, violate the right to life. And in Dániel Karsai v Hungary the Court rejected the applicant’s claim that not permitting assisted suicide – at least for individuals with terminal illnesses – violates the right to respect for private life.