Brittany
Maynard is a 29-year-old wife with terminal cancer. Her story has been all over
the internet, including her own first-person account on the CNN website here. Brittany has a form of brain cancer that is
particularly aggressive, and those who have it usually die within 6 months.
She and
her husband moved from California to Oregon, a so-called “right to
die” state, because she wants to end her life on her own terms. She plans to do so on November 1, and is spending her last days as an advocate for
the right of all people to commit suicide when and how they wish.
Here’s one quote from the CNN article: "When my suffering becomes too great, I can say to all those I love, 'I love you; come be by my side, and come say goodbye as I pass into whatever's next.'"
