New face of right-to-die
Maynard's right-to-die arguments are not new, but her unfolding tragedy — relayed through tweets, videos and other social media — has broadened the conversation to include more of her peers, says...
View ArticleMother Wins Right To Terminate Daughter's Life
A mother has made legal history after she won a High Court case to end the life of her severely disabled 12-year-old daughter. Nancy Fitzmaurice was born blind and suffering from hydrocephalus,...
View ArticleIll ‘Death with dignity’ advocate dies
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A terminally ill woman who renewed a nationwide debate about physician-assisted suicide has ended her young life with the lethal drugs available under Oregon’s Death With Dignity...
View ArticleBrittany Maynard: Brain Cancer Cure Via Stem Cell Therapy Offers Hope For...
In a related report by The Inquisitr, a terminally ill cancer patient named Kara Tippetts is publicly begging her to reconsider going for assisted suicide, claiming, “You have been told a lie. A...
View ArticleOregon Case Renews Right-to-Die Debate
Julie Taboh The recent death of a young woman in Oregon has sparked a renewed national conversation over the so-called right to die. On Saturday, Brittany Maynard, who suffered from inoperable brain...
View ArticleBrittany Maynard scheduled to die this Saturday, fulfills bucket list wish
A 29-year-old terminally ill woman who is scheduled to take her life under Oregon's death-with-dignity law this Saturday has fulfilled a wish on her bucket list: She visited the Grand Canyon. Brittany...
View ArticleBrittany Maynard may call off her decision to die
A terminally ill woman who had made plans to end her life this weekend appears to have had a change of heart, according to a new video released by the 29-year-old in which she says she still has enough...
View ArticleThe last right: choosing to die in America
On Nov. 1, barring the medically unexpected or a change of heart, a young woman named Brittany Maynard will ingest a lethal prescription and die by suicide. Maynard is 29, recently married and is...
View ArticleLeft still struggles with the right to die
On Nov. 1, barring the medically unexpected or a change of heart, a young woman named Brittany Maynard will ingest a lethal prescription and die by suicide. Maynard is 29, recently married and is...
View ArticleFroma Harrop commentary: Death With Dignity laws help to make the slope less...
The story of Brittany Maynard has revived the debate over Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act. The law lets terminally ill patients end their lives with the aid of a doctor. That Maynard is a pretty...
View ArticleActive Dying
We are both active livers. We live life to the fullest -- cramming in every possible activity and wasting no time in having fun, working hard, and giving back to family, friends, community, and self....
View ArticleBritish Mom Speaks Out About Her Legal Battle To Terminate Her Disabled...
She was born blind with hydrocphalus, meningitis and septicaemia. Due to her ailing disability, she was never able to walk, talk, eat or drink on her own. However, things reportedly got even worse for...
View ArticleCalifornia should revive right-to-die legislation
California last considered right-to-die legislation in 2007. But now, the case of Brittany Maynard, a Californian who moved to Oregon so that she could painlessly end her life, may help persuade the...
View ArticleCharlotte Fitzmaurice Wise wins right to end daughter Nancy’s life
A 324-WORD statement convinced a High Court judge in the UK to create legal history and grant a mother the right to terminate her severely disabled daughter’s life. Nancy Fitzmaurice, born blind with...
View Article5 Things Brittany Maynard's Example Teaches Us
WASHINGTON (RNS) Brittany Maynard’s decision to die soon by a legal, lethal prescription, rather than let a brain tumor kill her, has provoked a national conversation and debate about end-of-life...
View ArticleHow can we claim death is a treatment?
I'm no doctor. I don't practice medicine, and I don't have much in the way of medical knowledge. What I do understand, however, is that medical practitioners have an obligation to provide appropriate...
View ArticleBrittany Maynard shows it's time to really consider assisted death
MARCIA ANGELLWashington Post Friday, November 7, 2014 5:02pm When my husband was diagnosed with metastatic cancer in February, he asked physicians whether they would provide him the means to end his...
View ArticleHer job is to help you die a 'good death'
updated 1:51 PM EST, Fri November 7, 2014 (CNN) -- Jena Johnson's profession is not one that people go to college for. It's also not work that gets easier with time. Her job is to help you die a "good...
View ArticleRight to die: Choosing an end to life
Speaking out: Catherine Ringwood, who is dying of cancer. Photo: Angela Wylie The desperation of the dying is something Melbourne woman Catherine Ringwood knows intimately. Much of her adult life has...
View ArticleBrittany Maynard dead; right to die widely supported, and widely illegal
You can’t really choose when to begin your life, but at the other end of the scale, the battle over the choice to legally end life has become more complex after Brittany Maynard, a right-to-die...
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