Brittany Maynard chooses 'Death with Dignity' at age 29

Twenty-nine-year-old Brittany Maynard is going to die on November 1. She knows that for certain because it's the date she's chosen to end her life. After going to the doctor with painful headaches earlier this year, Maynard 

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old woman battling stage 4 brain cancer from San Francisco, plans to die two days after her husband's birthday on Nov. 1 by assisted suicide. As part of her legacy, 

A 29-year-old woman who was diagnosed with a terminal form of brain cancer not long after she got married has decided to end her life on Nov. 1, two days after her husband's birthday. Brittany Maynard was diagnosed with 

A 29-year-old woman with terminal brain cancer has moved to Oregon to be able to legally take her own life when she's ready. Brittany Maynard has made a video explaining her plight and promoting what's called the “death with dignity” movement.

Add comment. Brittany Maynard, brain cancer patient, chooses 'death with dignity'. Updated October 8, 2014 3:59 PM By NEWSDAY.COM STAFF. Brittany Maynard, an advocate for death with dignity, and her husband, Dan Diaz, in a wedding photograph.