The decision by Brittany Maynard – a 29-year-old who had received a terminal brain cancer diagnosis – to end her life on Sunday, has sparked a heated national discussion about when such a move should be legally available in the US. The California newlywed had argued online and in numerous media appearances on behalf of right-to-die advocates that individuals need the right to choose the manner and timing of their death. Religious, medical and social ethicists on the other hand, have spoken out about the social policy’s potentially unintended consequences, noting most Americans are deeply ambivalent about right-to-die laws. Recommended: Are you scientifically literate? Take our quiz Maynard...
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