Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person and has the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice."/ Act of Independence 1776 : "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."] Both the Constitution of Canada and of the United States of America illustrates the concept of "life". To what extent are the greater authorities willing to preserve this word we call life? 1999 Sue Rodriguez, a 42-year-old woman who suffered from a terminal illness called: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, wanted a qualified doctor to assist her in ending her life. During the trial “The majority noted that the State has a fundamental interest in protecting human life” “Despite these changes, there is a reluctance to condone actively helping to cause the death of another person, even if that person is terminally ill This reticence, the majority suggests, stems from the belief that it is morally and legally wrong to help another commit suicide. The British Columbia Court rejected Sue Rodriguez's appeal, court decision 4-5. Barack Obama speaks for his country by stating in the "Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness": "When I took office in January 2009, too many Di