Court hears of 'right to die' mother's plight

A top barrister today told a British High Court judge of the plight of a mother-of-two suffering from a "terrible" wasting disease who wants her husband to help her commit suicide.

Diane Pretty, 42, is challenging a refusal by the Director of Public Prosecutions, David Calvert-Smith, to rule out taking action against her husband of 25 years, Brian, if he helps her take her own life.