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Debbie Ziegler holds a photo of her daughter, Brittany Maynard, the California woman with brain cancer who moved to Oregon to legally end her life last fall, during a news conference to announce the reintroduction of right to die legislation, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, in Sacramento,Calif. The measure, by Assemblywoman Susan Talamantes Eggman, D-Stockton, Bill Monning, D-Carmel, Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Davis, and other lawmakers would allow terminally ill patients to take life ending drugs. A nearly identical bill failed to get out of a legislative committee earlier this year. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California governor balks at push for right-to-die bill

By Fenit Nirappil - Associated Press

Skull and hypodermic needles illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

WILLIAM SAUNDERS: Argument against legalized assisted suicide

By William Saunders

Dan Diaz, the husband of Brittany Maynard, right, closes his eyes as Maynard's mother, Debbie Ziegler, speaks in support of proposed legislation allowing doctors to prescribe life-ending medication to terminally ill patients during a news conference at the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, in Sacramento, Calif. Maynard, a 29-year-old San Francisco Bay Area woman who had terminal brain cancer, moved to Oregon where she could legally end her life. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Kara Tippetts, Christian who blogged against assisted suicide, succumbs to cancer

By Mark A. Kellner - Deseret News

Three California lawmakers are now promoting right-to-die legislation after terminally ill Brittany Maynard decided to end her life early under an Oregon law. (Associated Press)

Assisted suicide movement gaining traction in across U.S.

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2014 file photo provided by TheBrittanyFund.org, Brittany Maynard, left, hugs her mother Debbie Ziegler next to a helicopter at the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. The Catholic Church has called terminally ill Maynard's decision to die under an Oregon law written to let terminally ill patients die on their own terms 'reprehensible,' and said physician-assisted suicide should be condemned. Debbie Ziegler, issued a sharp written response Tuesday, Nov. 18, saying the Vatican official's comments came as the family was grieving and were &quot;more than a slap in the face&quot;, and that her daughter's choice was hers alone.(AP Photo/TheBrittanyFund.org, File)

Right-to-die advocate’s mom blasts Vatican remarks

Associated Press

Pope Francis delivers his blessing at the end of a special audience he held for members of Catholic medical associations, in the Paul VI hall, at the Vatican, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Francis: Euthanasia a ‘sin against God’

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

At 7 p.m. on Friday, the Washington National Cathedral is hosting "Letters from War: A Tribute to Veterans," a tribute concert featuring the U.S. Marine Corps Orchestra and the Washington National Cathedral Choir. (Associated Press)

Higher Ground: The Washington National Cathedral hosts tribute concert for veterans

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

Vatican official Monsignor Ignacio Carrasco de Paula, the head of the Pontifical Academy for Life, has condemned terminally ill Brittany Maynard's assisted suicide. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, Files) ** FILE **

Vatican denounces Brittany Maynard’s assisted suicide

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

This undated file photo provided by the Maynard family shows Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old terminally ill woman who plans to take her own life under Oregon’s death with dignity law. A spokesman for a terminally ill Oregon woman says she has taken lethal medication prescribed by a doctor and died. (Associated Press)

Brittany Maynard, terminally ill ‘death with dignity’ advocate, ends her own life

By Steven DuBois and Terrence Petty - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Rest in peace, Brittany Maynard

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

This undated file photo provided by the Maynard family shows Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old terminally ill woman who plans to take her own life under Oregon’s death with dignity law. A spokesman for a terminally ill Oregon woman says she has taken lethal medication prescribed by a doctor and died. (Associated Press)

Brittany Maynard, terminally ill cancer sufferer, ends her own life

By Eric Althoff - The Washington Times

This undated photo provided by the Maynard family shows Brittany Maynard. The terminally ill California woman moved to Portland, Ore., to take advantage of Oregon's Death with Dignity Act, which was established in the 1990s. Maynard wants to pass a similar law in California and has turned to advocacy in her final days. (AP Photo/Maynard Family)

Oregon woman’s assisted-suicide decision sparks debate over ‘death with dignity’

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 21, 2014 photo provided by TheBrittanyFund.org, Brittany Maynard and her husband Dan Diaz pose at the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. The 29-year-old terminally ill woman has fulfilled a wish on her bucket list: visiting the Grand Canyon. Maynard, who has advanced brain cancer, has said she plans use Oregon's death-with-dignity law to end her own life Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014 though she could still change her mind. Maynard and her husband moved to Oregon from Northern California because Oregon allows terminally ill patients to end their lives with lethal medications prescribed by a doctor. (AP Photo/TheBrittanyFund.org)

Brittany Maynard, terminally ill cancer patient, rethinks suicide plan

By Jennifer Pompi - The Washington Times

Brittany Maynard, the terminally ill California woman who moved to Portland, Oregon, to take advantage of Oregon's Death with Dignity Act, has visited Arizona's Grand Canyon, the final list on her bucket list. (AP Photo/Maynard Family)

Brittany Maynard checks off final bucket list item: Grand Canyon

By Eric Althoff - The Washington Times

Brittany Maynard, 29, is diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme, the deadliest form of brain cancer. (The Brittany Fund)

Terminally ill Oregon woman plans death for Nov. 1

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times