Related: Burying Brittany Maynard
"Mother: Aid-in-dying bill carries Brittany Maynard’s legacy" Associated Press January 22, 2015
SACRAMENTO — Brittany Maynard, 29, a San Francisco Bay Area woman with brain cancer, garnered worldwide attention after publicizing her struggle to die on her own terms. She took her life on Nov. 1 in Oregon, one of five states where the practice is legal. Aid-in-dying advocates say legislative efforts to allow terminally ill patients to end their lives are picking up steam. Bills have been introduced in Pennsylvania, Wyoming, and Washington, D.C., and are being considered in New York and Colorado.
Right-to-die legislation has floundered in statehouses for years after emotionally charged debates and strong opposition.
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