29-Year-Old Woman Explains Choice to Die on Her Own Terms

Brittany Maynard will die on Nov. 1, and it's a decision she made herself

The 29-year-old was diagnosed in April with stage 4 glioblastoma, a malignant brain tumor, and was given just six months to live. With no cure available for her condition, she chose to end her own life using medication prescribed by her doctor

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Maynard explains her decision as well as the story of her cancer diagnosis in a video and interview with People

There is not a cell in my body that is suicidal or that wants to die. I want to live. I wish there was a cure for my disease, but there's not. ... My glioblastoma is going to kill me, and that's out of my control. I've discussed with many experts how I would die from it, and it's a terrible, terrible way to die. Being able to choose to go with dignity is less terrifying. Read more...

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