Brittany Maynard

Brittany Maynard’s death: Does suffering have spiritual meaning? (ANALYSIS)

By Cathy Lynn Grossman — November 3, 2014
(RNS) By dying at age 29, Maynard signaled that she saw no point in needless suffering. And if suffering is optional, then it might also be spiritually meaningless.

Brittany Maynard’s death: Does suffering have spiritual meaning?

By Cathy Lynn Grossman — November 3, 2014
Her choice to die may reinforce to many -- particularly religiously-disengaged millennials -- that spiritual meaning, like suffering, is up to you.

Brittany Maynard, face of right-to-die movement, died as she planned

By Cathy Lynn Grossman — November 2, 2014
(RNS) She spoke of loving life and raised her voice in her final months in hope of changing public policy.

5 things to know about death-and-dying debates

By Cathy Lynn Grossman — October 30, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) Brittany Maynard's choice to die prompts a look at the values and vocabulary of death, dying and decisions people make at the end of their days.

Joni Eareckson Tada is wrong about Brittany Maynard’s decision to die

By Chris Stedman — October 17, 2014
In Joni Eareckson Tada's world, the real tragedy isn’t that Brittany Maynard is terminally ill. It’s that she’s chosen to manage her suffering in a way Tada finds personally offensive.

Joni Eareckson Tada to Brittany Maynard: God alone chooses the day you die, not you

By Joni Eareckson Tada — October 15, 2014
(RNS) Already, Brittany Maynard's decision has reignited hotly contested debates as to whether physician-assisted suicide should be expanded beyond the five states where it is legal.
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