Brittany Maynard

(Newser) - When 29-year-old Brittany Maynard took her own life in a physician-assisted suicide in 2014, it brought an end to her own role in a national debate about the right of terminally ill patients to choose the terms of their own death. Now, Maynard's mother is continuing her daughter's...

(Newser) - Terminally ill California residents will be able to legally end their lives with medication prescribed by a doctor starting this summer, ending months of uncertainty for dying patients hoping to turn to the practice. State lawmakers adjourned a special session on health care Thursday, paving the way for the law...

(Newser) - A former nurse who is now an advocate for assisted suicide says one of her most cherished possessions is an email of support she got from Brittany Maynard , who chose to die on Nov. 1 before brain cancer overwhelmed her. But what makes the email special for Barbara Mancini is...

(Newser) - When Brittany Maynard chose to end her life on her terms rather than on cancer's terms, the Vatican wasted little time in labeling the move "reprehensible." Today, Maynard's mother gave it right back, reports ABC News . "My 29-year-old daughter's choice to die gently rather...