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February 2, 2015

California bill would legalize assisted suicide for terminally ill

Brittany Maynard is pictured with husband Dan Diaz in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters Nov. 3. The 29-year-old woman who was suffering from terminal brain cancer ended her life Nov. 1 in Oregon, where physician-assisted suicide is legal. Maynard's decision was praised by assisted suicide advocates, but pro-life leaders called it a tragedy.

SAN FRANCISCO - California legislators have introduced assisted suicide legislation modeled on Oregon's assisted suicide law, energized by the heartbreaking story of Brittany Maynard, a young woman with brain cancer, who moved from the San Francisco Bay Area to Oregon to end her own life Nov. 1.

Published in International