Brittany Maynard Chooses To Die 2 Days After Husband's Birthday

Brittany Maynard, 29, was Diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. She has moved with her family to Oregon so she can legally kill herself with lethal medication. Experts tell her that death by stage 4 glioblastoma would be "a terrible, terrible way to die," Maynard says, and "being able to choose to go with dignity is less terrifying."

 

Maynard says she'll help the cause by giving California lawmakers videotape testimony in mid-October. Then, two days after her husband's Oct. 30 birthday, she plans to end her life.

 

Her husband, mother, stepfather, and closest friend (who's a doctor) will be by her side when she goes.