Foto de stock - 02 February 2022, North Rhine-Westphalia, Münster: The plaintiff Robert Mayer (r) is seated at the Higher Administrative Court of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia in Münster before the hearing. The two plaintiffs and one plaintiff from Rhineland-Palatinate, Lower Saxony and Baden-Württemberg suffer from various serious illnesses (including multiple sclerosis and cancer). They are seeking access to the narcotic sodium pentobarbital for the purpose of suicide. The Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) in Bonn had rejected the applications for permission to purchase the narcotic sodium pentobarbital. The OVG intends to announce a verdict after the oral proceedings (Ref.: 9 A 146/21, 9 A 147/21 and 9 A 148/21). Photo: Guido Kirchner/dpa. - Münster/North Rhine-Westphalia/Germany