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Brittany Maynard, a woman with terminal brain cancer who moved to Oregon because of the state's law governing assisted suicide has died, Peoplereports.
Maynard was only weeks away from her 30th birthday.
She posted a goodbye message to her Facebook page:
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"Goodbye to all my dear friends and family that I love. Today is the day I have chosen to pass away with dignity in the face of my terminal illness, this terrible brain cancer that has taken so much from me … but would have taken so much more. The world is a beautiful place, travel has been my greatest teacher, my close friends and folks are the greatest givers. I even have a ring of support around my bed as I type … Goodbye world. Spread good energy. Pay it forward!"
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Maynard has become the face of the right to die movement since her story went national over the past month. She had previously told People that choosing to die on her own terms rather than dying a "terrible" death from her brain tumor was "less terrifying." She also said “For people to argue against this choice for sick people really seems evil to me."
The Brittany Maynard Fund will continue to raise donations for right to die advocacy.
[Via People]