Mr Justice Hayden ruled that the woman should be allowed to die in mid-November, following hearings in the Court of Protection A woman in her late 60s who was ”locked into the end stage” of multiple sclerosis has died about a month after a judge allowed medics to cease artificial feeding, lawyers say. Mr Justice Hayden ruled that the woman should be allowed to die in mid-November, following hearings in the Court of Protection – where issues relating to sick and vulnerable people are considered – in London.