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Supreme Court: Assisted Suicide: Lawyer, Frazee, Palliative Care Doctor, HPV Vaccine Reaction and more...

In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada now allows doctor-assisted suicide in some cases. One of our guests praises the Supreme Court decision while another says it puts disabled people at risk and we get a reaction from a Toronto Star article that raises some doubt about the safety of the HPV vaccine....

In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada now allows doctor-assisted suicide in some cases. One of our guests praises the Supreme Court decision while another says it puts disabled people at risk and we get a reaction from a Toronto Star article that raises some doubt about the safety of the HPV vaccine.

Part One

SCC: Assisted Suicide: Lawyer
Joseph Arvay represents the two women and their familes who brought this case before the Supreme Court of Canada.

SCC: Assisted Suicide: Frazee
Catherine Frazee is a longtime advocate for the disabled. She says it puts people with disabilities at risk.

UK Tube Bike Path
There is a plan to turn disused parts of London's underground into an subterranean highway for cyclists.

Part Two

HPV Vaccine Reaction
The Toronto Star newspaper ran a front-page story saying the HPV vaccine has a "dark side" but critics are attacking the article for what they say is a lack of scientific evidence.

Melbourne Tree Email
Melbourne, Australia's ambitious plan to lower its temperature dramatically has had an unexpected side effect: people are writing emails to trees.

Oregon Owl
An owl in an Oregon park is attacking joggers.

Part Three

SCC: Assisted Suicide: Palliative Care Doctor
James Downar is a palliative-care doctor who has changed his mind and now supports the Supreme Court ruling.

South Sudan Child Soldiers
A militant group in South Sudan has agreed to release child soldiers and now UNICEF is working to help those children find their way back to a normal life.

Script: There's Waldo
A computer scientist has found out the best way to search for Waldo.