The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. April 15, 2016 Canadian PM Introduces Bill to Allow Doctor-Assisted Suicide ------------------------------------------------------------ Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has introduced legislation to legalize doctor-assisted suicides for people suffering from "serious and incurable" diseases. The measure applies only to Canadian citizens and residents. Assisted suicide is legal only in a handful of U.S. states. Topics:Canada .