Lawsuit to legalize assisted suicide filed in British Columbia

Lawsuit to legalize assisted suicide filed in B.C. - British Columbia - CBC News: A B.C. woman who escorted her ill 89-year-old mother on a trip to end her life in Switzerland last year is challenging the law that makes the same act a criminal offence in Canada. Lee Carter and her husband filed a suit in B.C. Supreme Court Tuesday seeking to allow mentally competent adults suffering from incurable serious illness the right to physician-assisted suicide.