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Brittany Maynard, 29, was diagnosed with brain cancer on New Year's Day
and was later given six months to live. She and her husband, Dan Diaz,
moved from California because that state does not allow terminally ill
patients to end their lives with lethal drugs prescribed by a doctor.
In This Pic : Brittany Maynard
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Maynard became a nationally recognized advocate for the group Compassion
& Choices, which seeks to expand aid-in-dying laws beyond a handful
of states.
In This Pic : Brittany Maynard
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Sean
Crowley, a spokesman for Compassion & Choices, said yesterday in a
statement that Maynard died on Saturday as she intended peacefully in
her bedroom, in the arms of her loved ones.
In This Pic : Brittany Maynard
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Crowley said Maynard "suffered increasingly frequent and longer
seizures, severe head and neck pain, and stroke-like symptoms. As
symptoms grew more severe she chose to abbreviate the dying process by
taking the aid-in-dying medication she had received months ago."
In This Pic : Brittany Maynard
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Maynard's
story, accompanied by photos from her pre-illness wedding day, got
attention across the globe while igniting a debate about doctor-assisted
suicide.
In This Pic : Brittany Maynard
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