Tag: Brittany Maynard

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By now, you have probably heard that Brittany Maynard followed through with a vow she made public a few weeks ago through the media. Maynard took her life by means of a lethal prescription Saturday, Nov. 1. As I began to organize my thoughts on the matter, I was almost confused by the number of directions I could have chosen […]

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29 year old refuses treatments

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The legality of physician-assisted suicide violates the Hippocratic Oath A 29-year-old woman is about to find out what happens when life or death becomes a legal choice. This past spring, after just one year of marriage, Brittany Maynard was diagnosed with a type of terminal brain cancer that has one of the lowest survival rates. Even after months of fighting […]

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