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DEBATE WILL INCREASE AROUND THE
PURSUIT OF DEATH WITH DIGNITY
In February 2015, Canada’s
Supreme Court overturned a
1993 ban that prohibited
doctors from helping facilitate
the deaths of patients with
severe and incurable
conditions.
54%
Percentage of U.S. doctors
who favor aid in dying
Brittany Maynard became the face of death with dignity
laws, publicizing her intention to take a fatal dose of
prescribed barbiturates after being diagnosed with
terminal brain cancer.
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