美29岁女子选择结束生命捍卫“死亡权”
<p>美国29岁脑癌患者布列塔尼·梅纳德服药结束了自己的生命，她选择按照自己的意愿过完剩下的日子，“死亡权”倡导组织<span word="Compassion">Compassion</span> & <span word="Choices">Choices</span>周日宣布。</p><p>在发现自己的治疗无法挽救自己的生命时，梅纳德和家人决定迁至俄勒冈州波特兰市，那里有《尊严死亡法》，允许身患绝症、剩下不到6个月生命但心智健全的成人遵医嘱自行用药结束自己的生命。</p><p>梅纳德是“死亡权”倡导者，她和<span word="Compassion">Compassion</span> & <span word="Choices">Choices</span>密切合作，发起了“有尊严地死去”运动，呼吁美国“死亡权”合法化，希望更多地方立法，允许人们保有尊严离开人世。</p><p>梅纳德在一则视频中解释了自己的选择，900多万人次观看了这则视频，她的故事在社交网上也引发了广泛讨论。</p><p><span word="Brittany">Brittany</span> <span word="Maynard">Maynard</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 29-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="terminal">terminal</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>, <span word="took">took</span> <span word="medication">medication</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="Oregon">Oregon</span>'<span word="s">s</span> "<span word="Death">Death</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Dignity">Dignity</span> <span word="Act">Act</span>," <span word="advocacy">advocacy</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="Compassion">Compassion</span> & <span word="Choices">Choices</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Brittany">Brittany</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Die">Die</span> <span word="With">With</span> <span word="Dignity">Dignity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span>, <span word="painful">painful</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="incurable">incurable</span> <span word="illness">illness</span>," <span word="a">a</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="She">She</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Oregon">Oregon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="yellow">yellow</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Portland">Portland</span>."</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="Compassion">Compassion</span> & <span word="Choices">Choices</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="life">life</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="advocacy">advocacy</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Maynard">Maynard</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> "<span word="died">died</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> -- <span word="peacefully">peacefully</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="bedroom">bedroom</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>."</p>
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