Brittany Maynard
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| Born |
Brittany Lauren Maynard November 19, 1984 Anaheim, California, U.S. |
| Died | November 1, 2014 (aged 29) Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Cause of death |
Aid in Dying Medication Brain tumor |
| Known for | Advocate for the "Right to Die" |
| Spouse(s) | Daniel Esteban Diaz(2012–2014; her death) |
Brittany Lauren Maynard (November 19, 1984 – November 1, 2014) was an American woman with terminal brain cancer who decided that she would end her own life "when the time seemed right." She was an advocate for the legalization of medical aid in dying.
Maynard was born in Anaheim, California, on November 19, 1984. Maynard graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a bachelor's degree in psychology in 2006 from the College of Letters and Science and the University of California, Irvine School of Education in 2010 with a master's degree in education. Interested in international travel since high school, Maynard taught at orphanages in Kathmandu, Nepal and traveled also to Vietnam, Cambodia, and other Southeast Asian countries.
On January 1, 2014, she was diagnosed with grade 2 astrocytoma, a form of brain cancer, and had a partial craniotomy and a partial resection of her temporal lobe. The cancer returned in April 2014, and her diagnosis was then elevated to grade 4 astrocytoma, also known as glioblastoma, with a prognosis of six months to live.
She moved from California to Oregon to take advantage of Oregon's Death with Dignity Law, saying she had decided that "death with dignity was the best option for me and my family." She partnered with Compassion & Choices to create the Brittany Maynard Fund, which seeks to legalize aid in dying in states where it is now illegal. She also wrote an opinion piece for CNN titled "My Right to Death with Dignity at 29".
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