Death With Dignity Act: Suicide Or Not?

Oct 14, 2014 at 03:28 pm by bryan


A 29-year-old woman is choosing to end her life under the Death With Dignity Act.

Brittany Maynard, a terminally ill cancer patient, started a campaign to bring doctor-assisted suicide laws to states across the United States. Currently there are only three states who have these laws, Oregon, Washington, and Vermont.

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The 29-year-old moved from California to Oregon in order to be in a state that has a death with dignity law. She posts on her website that she plans to take her life when "her suffering becomes too great." What do Murfreesboro residents think about this issue...

During all of this, she has sparked a huge debate over individual's right to die, especially in young people.

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