john terret reports. >> for lee carter, the ruling brings some closure. her mother kay suffered from the dedegenerative disease als. she ask somewhat vindicated. >> this is a case of real people with serious illnesses who through change in law can achieve peace and comfort in knowing they have a choice. >> striking down a 22 year ban on doctor assisted suicide. the nine justices have given federal and provincial governments a year to craft a new law responding to the ruling. failing that the ban will stand. canadian are politician stephen fletcher praised the news. >> this is a momentous day a day we as canadians can celebrate. >> others opposed the marry one doctor telling al jazeera last year it was her job to save lives not take them. >> they want to redefine our profession and want to institute in quebec killing and calling it health care. >> other countries here at home and in the u.s., four states, vermont, montana washington and oregon allow some form of doctor-assisted suicide. >> i will die upstairs in my bedroom i share with my husband with my m

john terret, al jazeera. >> doctor, we appreciate your time. we are clearly able to create life medically but not actually cure infertility. why not more progress in that area of just curing infertility? >> well, couples who have problems having a baby because of infertility could be having that problem because of a range of difficulties. it could be something on the male side or the female side. it could be thes ofeggs of the woman. it could be the uterus, getting the embryo implanted. this is beginning of the science. we hope there will be much much more research done in the upcoming years oso we could help people and understand why many people are having problems having children. >> would you agree that the perception is far more often the issue is with the woman but as you mentioned sometimes it can be the man as well. >> absolutely. there is male infertility problems problems ton female side. one of the difficulties is a lot of men in a couple who can't have kids will be the wife, henry viii, if i only found the right woman and it might ha

. >> first, john terret with where the talks stand. >> five days of unilateral talks between u.s. and iran, technical aspects of the program. that meant bringing in top members of the u.s. and iran, their job to hash out which parts of the program could be kept and which part of tehran's program needed to be banned. moniz and salehi helped to sharpen on some of the details and the question on international sanctions on iran was discussed. with five weeks left before the march 31st deadline, reports that the talks were challenging and productive and appearing to be negotiating in good faith. in tehran, iran yafns want a deal that is a win win for them and the west. but would not be bullied into concessions that undermine their national security. that in context of secretary of state john kerry's statement that the u.s. is not willing to negotiate forever. >> i'm absolutely confident president obama is fully prepared to stop these talks if he feels that they're not being met with the kind of productive decision making necessary to prove that a program is in fact peaceful. >> reporte

john terret ukraine. >> mr. ambassador thank you for your time. is it failing before it starts, the ceasefire or are we simply seeing both sides take their last shots before i.t. goes into effect in less than 24 hours? >> right. i think there are two things here. one of them, since the implementation of the ceasefire is due to be sunday, you're seeing both sides go on the offensive to the degree they can to try ostrengthen their positions -- to strengthen their positions before that ceasefire would take effect in other words the ceasefire as announced turned out to be a bit of a starting gun to get both sides moving to get what they the second part of this is that the ceasefire is creating a frozen conflict inside ukraine that we are basically establishing a line of control inside ukrainian territory and legitimizing russia's occupation of that part of the country. >> basically what you're saying that european leaders in the u.s. are not showing the willingness to confront putin about ukraine and allow it to remain in this gray area? >> that's exa

john terret joins us and john this is a groundbreaking decision, the first of its kind in north america. >> you know antonio you're right. no other court has ever ruled this way in north america. that being said, a handful of countries around the world do allow some form of assisted suicide. that is to say if patients are incurable, suffering and have given their consent. those countries are belgium the tiny nation of lux lux luxembourg. something activates are cheering. >> this is a case about real people with serious illnesses through a change in the law can find some peace and comfort in knowing that they have a choice. >> reporter: on friday, canada's supreme court gave people that choice, striking down a ban on doctor assisted suicide. from lee carter, that brings some form of rm relief. >> today her journey is complete, with the supreme court of canada granting canadians the rights she was denied. >> the nine justices have given federal and provincial governments a year to craft laws. after that the law will stand. >> this is a momentous day a historic day a day i think that we as

john terret looks back now on the buildup to polanski's appearance in court today. a very long-running saga. >> reporter: the drama that is director roman polanski's life is dramatic and some say distasteful at the same time. 88-year-old polanski is a huge star in his native poland, especially the city of krakov. against sending him back to face the music in the u.s. because he has paid a heavy price in the u.s. and apologized for it long ago. he is a pretty big deal in hollywood, he directed rosemary's baby and china town. but what polanski did made headlines throughout the world 33 years ago. in 1977 he was arrested in the u.s. for statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl. he pled guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse but skipped the u.s. for europe just as a final sentence was about to be handed down. he's been on the run from the authorities ever since paying off his victim in a civil suit filed in 1988. interpoll has an arrest out for him in 188 countries. in 2009 he was arrested in zurich and held under house arrest until swiss authorities decided not to extradite

. >> john terret, al jazeera. >> well, after decades collecting dust in a garage in rural france 60 classic vintage cars will go under the hammer. collectors clamoring to get their hands on these aging beauties. >> auctioneers have described it as similar to the finding of tutenkhamen's tomb. >> people who are passionate about cars nonmuseum people who are ready to take on a big restoration job. >> among the 60 cars here one in particular stands out. this ferrari california spider is one of only 37 ever made. it was sold for $16 million not bad considering it was found under a stack the molding magazines. >> this one like many have an extremely exaggerated sense of worth. >> this collection was amassed in the 50s and 60s. by a transport executive whose fortunes failed. when he called in specialists to take a look, the treasuretrophy, sleeping beauties, now destined to a new life neave barker, al jazeera, paris. >> the highest price paid for a single piece of artwork. it is understood it was completed in 1892. >> it's regal. >> we have a half million dollar backlog on any day. >> it's lucrat

john terret is has the story. >> persistent allegations much criminal wrongdoing. >> i'm announcing today that i will resign as the governor of the straight of oregon. >> after a week of will he or won't he, four time governor john kitzhaber announced his resignation. >> contracts sylvia hayes good garnered in miss last term. >> allegations that his fiancee used their relationship to win state contracts for their clean energy consulting business and failed to report tens of thousands of dollars in income. that investigation has led to revelations of other scandals involving hayes who has sometimes called herself oregon's first lady. hayes has admitted to buying a house in 19 never to grow marijuana. marrying an undocumented immigrant so he could stay in the u.s. she offered a tearful apologize in orbiting. >> i apologize deeply for my action he and omissions, first and foremost to john, the person i love and respect above all others. >> reporter: but ultimately it's the investigation led by oregon's attorney general about his ability to govern. led to his resignation earlier this week. >>

john terret is here, john. >> began the bi-lats.both know that time is not on their side now if a deal is to be reached. delegations from both u.s. and iran are in geneva for another round of talks over iran's nuclear prap. u.s.program. hoping to strike a final deal with iran before a june deadline they've set for themselves. a framework for that agreement is supposed to come by march 31st. the so-called p-5 plus one are trying to develop a program in exchange of easing of economic sanctions. iran on its part says it's not seeking to enritual enrich uranium. iran has disconnected a machine that could refine uranium more efficiently. the agency remains concerned about the possibilityiveness examine in iran of military activities and military operations including development of a military take load for a missile. benjamin netanyahu blasted the country, saying it can't be trusted. the u.s. state department sees it differently. >> this has never been about trust. any agreement would have verification measures that would be an important