y disease, hurt, or the knowledge that I'm causing great pains for my family and friends. In the end, I want to die of old age. Fortunately for the court jester, I suspect that the king saw his folly and granted the court jester his wish. For others, some diagnosed with cancer or aids, others in comas, and even those with terminal illnesses, they do not have the luxury of that choice. Most often, they die in painful, stressing ways. They place the burden of grief and money on the family. Some of those terminally ill patients opt to end the misery by committing suicide, or as the legal code puts it, euthanasia. In Canadian society, euthanasia is illegal and the Criminal Code threatens punishment of fourteen years, yet the courts will put different interpretations to different situations. In 1991, Bill C-203 was enacted, thus preventing physicians from assisting in a suicide. The following year, Bill C-385 was enacted to amend the Criminal Code. This bill repealed Section 14 and in its place subjected anyone who counsels, aids, or abet
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