STS 3314 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Palliative Care, Brittany Maynard, Assisted Suicide
15 Dec 2015
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Diagnosed with aggressive terminal cancer, only two months to live wanted to avoid agonizing death but lived in california, but was unable to die with dignity. Oregon and was able to get a prescription to the euthanasia pill. Helped to pass legislature for aid-in-dying in california in october 2015 that they had been trying to do since 1991. In 2014, there were aid-in-dying bills in 4 states and after brittany statements, 25 states plus d. c. introduced bills. Tone of video: uplifting; used euphemisms such as dying gently . It was her compassionate choice, she would never put the choice on anyone else but she feels she deserves the choice. Her alternative options was to die unpleasantly in two months. Being politicized using brittany as a pawn. Good for the aid-in-dying organization in terms of having a perfect spokesperson. Her situation was ambiguous, and she is also well spoken, pretty, straight, and has an optimal family life.
