It is long overdue for state legislatures and state courts across the country to recognize, by statute and under state constitutions, a right to death with dignity.
The compelling story of 29-year-old Brittany Maynard, who moved from California to Oregon to be able to die with dignity, focused national attention on physician-assisted death. Maynard had an inoperable brain tumor and ended her life on Nov. 1. Her compelling story should be the basis for California and all states to recognize a right to death with dignity.
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