to talk about. if it were me, is there ever a point i would want to end that suffering. we re talking about assisted suicide only legal strictly speaking in two states, washington and oregon. that leaves a lot of desperate people who struggle with painful conditions. one group has made it their mission to try to ease that misery. as i found out from my investigation, some families and law enforcement think they have gone too far. when she passed away, she didn t leave much behind. this is pretty much jana s life, a notebook of her medical history, doctors, labs, prescriptions. is the jana s older sister, vicki and she and her husband, tom, lived in the same town as jana did and saw her suffer. while she had trouble most of her life, it had become progressively worse. it was very tough for her daily. she took lots of different medicines to make her feel better. did she ever complain of physical pain? all the time. she thought she was seriously ill. and then vicki
lemon. sanjay gupta md starts right now. hi there. i m dr. sanjay gupta. you know, we ve all known people who suffered with a long-lasting illness. maybe they re even suffering now. some have wondered and it s tough to talk about but if it were me is there ever a point where i d want to end that suffering? we re talking about assisted suicide and it s only legal strictly speaking in two states washington and oregon. that leaves a lot of desperate people who struggle with painful conditions. now, one group has made it a mission to try and ease that misery but as i found out in my exclusive investigation some families and law enforcement now think they ve gone too far. when jana vanbury passed away she didn t leave much behind. this is pretty much jana s life. an old book of her medical history, doctors, hospitals, labs, prescriptions. reporter: this is jana s older sister vicky. she and her husband tom live in the same phoenix neighborhood as jana did. they saw her suf