Supreme Court unanimously overturns ban on doctor-assisted suicide
The Supreme Court has unanimously overturned the ban on doctor assisted suicide. On Friday, it ruled that people 'with grievous and irremediable medical conditions' should have the right to die with the help of a doctor. Lee Carter and Hollis Johnson, two of the plaintiffs in the case, join us with their reaction. Then Conservative MP Steven Fletcher, who was left paralyzed...
The Supreme Court has unanimously overturned the ban on doctor assisted suicide. On Friday, it ruled that people 'with grievous and irremediable medical conditions' should have the right to die with the help of a doctor.
Lee Carter and Hollis Johnson, two of the plaintiffs in the case, join us with their reaction. Then Conservative MP Steven Fletcher, who was left paralyzed from the neck down by a 1996 car accident, talks about what how he wants his government to react to the ruling. Finally, Ontario Attorney General Madeleine Meilleur discusses how her province plans to respond.