Brittany Maynard was born on November 19, 1984 in Anaheim, California, USA. She was married to Dan Diaz. She died on November 1, 2014 in Portland, Oregon, USA.
Pioneer in spreading the legality of Oregon's "Aid for Dying" movement. A year after her death from a dose of lethal medication (which was related directly to excruciating pain from her terminal brain cancer), this act was legalized in her home state, California.