Georgia's Top Court Strikes Down State's Assisted-Suicide Law

The Georgia Supreme Court Monday overturned the state's assisted-suicide law finding it violates the free speech clauses of the U.S. and Georgia Constitutions, according to the Associated Press.

At the center of the issue, four members of the Final Exit Network who were charged with helping a 58-year-old Forsyth County man die in 2008.

"The State has failed to provide any explanation or evidence as to why a public advertisement or offer to assist in an otherwise legal activity is sufficiently problematic to justify an intrusion on protected speech rights," the ruling said.