Brittany Maynard was born on 19 November 1984 in Anaheim, California, USA. She was married to Dan Diaz. She died on 1 November 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.