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Right-to-die advocate Brittany Maynard ends life | Right-to-die advocate Brittany Maynard ends life |
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Brittany Maynard, the terminally ill cancer patient whose viral YouTube video reignited the debate on assisted-suicide, ended her life on Saturday. | |
Mrs Maynard and her husband moved from California to Oregon, where assisted-suicide has been legal since 1997. | Mrs Maynard and her husband moved from California to Oregon, where assisted-suicide has been legal since 1997. |
Oregon's Death with Dignity Act allows terminally ill residents to obtain lethal prescriptions from doctors. | |
Since 1997, 1,173 people were granted lethal prescriptions and 752 patients used it to end their own lives. | Since 1997, 1,173 people were granted lethal prescriptions and 752 patients used it to end their own lives. |
Mrs Maynard, 29, who was suffering from a terminal brain cancer, died at home after administering lethal drugs on Saturday. | Mrs Maynard, 29, who was suffering from a terminal brain cancer, died at home after administering lethal drugs on Saturday. |
She died "in the arms of her loved ones," a spokesman for the campaign group Compassion & Choices said. | She died "in the arms of her loved ones," a spokesman for the campaign group Compassion & Choices said. |
Sean Crowley said Mrs Maynard was suffering from increasingly severe seizures and head and neck pains which had at times limited her ability to speak. | Sean Crowley said Mrs Maynard was suffering from increasingly severe seizures and head and neck pains which had at times limited her ability to speak. |
Following months of treatment and a worsening prognosis, Mrs Maynard made the decision to use Oregon's laws to obtain a lethal dose of medication which she kept "until the time is right," as she said in her video. | Following months of treatment and a worsening prognosis, Mrs Maynard made the decision to use Oregon's laws to obtain a lethal dose of medication which she kept "until the time is right," as she said in her video. |
She received the lethal medication several months ago, and last week in a video posted to her website she said that she was considering delaying her plan. | She received the lethal medication several months ago, and last week in a video posted to her website she said that she was considering delaying her plan. |
"I still feel good enough and I still have enough joy and I still laugh and smile with my family and friends enough that it doesn't seem like the right time right now," she said. "But it will come, because I feel myself getting sicker." | "I still feel good enough and I still have enough joy and I still laugh and smile with my family and friends enough that it doesn't seem like the right time right now," she said. "But it will come, because I feel myself getting sicker." |
Mrs Maynard's first video went viral and has attracted more than nine million views on YouTube. | Mrs Maynard's first video went viral and has attracted more than nine million views on YouTube. |
In it she said that she first started experiencing the headaches shortly after getting married. | In it she said that she first started experiencing the headaches shortly after getting married. |
Assisted suicide is controversial in the US, where it faces staunch opposition from Christian campaign groups, among others. | Assisted suicide is controversial in the US, where it faces staunch opposition from Christian campaign groups, among others. |
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