Monday, November 3, 2014

Family, friends of Brittany Maynard say goodbye on social media

http://socialnetworkingnews.org/family-friends-of-brittany-maynard-say-goodbye-on-social-media/


PORTLAND, Ore. – Many posts on social media said that Brittany Maynard, a terminally ill woman who moved to Oregon to take advantage of the state’s doctor-assisted suicide law, had died Saturday.


Sean Crowley, spokesman for the nonprofit advocacy group Compassion & Choices, then confirmed Maynard’s death Sunday. Maynard reportedly joined Compassion & Choices, which is advocating for death-with-dignity laws in several states.


Maynard was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. She moved with her family to Oregon so she could legally kill herself with lethal medication prescribed under the Oregon Death With Dignity Act.


She created a fund in her name to further the cause of states enacting doctor-assisted suicide laws.


Source: www.kgw.com


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