AND WHAT'S OF VALUE IS TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT MISSING OUT.

SURE YOU'RE NOT MISSING OUT. SEIZE THE DAY.

SEIZE THE DAY. WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU?

WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU? WHAT DO YOU CARE ABOUT?

WHAT DO YOU CARE ABOUT? WHAT MATTERS?

WHAT MATTERS? PURSUE THAT.

PURSUE THAT. FORGET THE REST.

FORGET THE REST. >> IN THE SPOTLIGHT TONIGHT,

>> IN THE SPOTLIGHT TONIGHT, BRITNEY MAYNARD'S LEGACY.

BRITNEY MAYNARD'S LEGACY. A YEAR AGO, SHE WAS DIAGNOSED

A YEAR AGO, SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TERMINAL BRAIN CANCER AND

WITH TERMINAL BRAIN CANCER AND DECIDED TO MOVE TO OREGON TO

DECIDED TO MOVE TO OREGON TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT STATE

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT STATE THAT ALLOWS TERMINALLY ILL

THAT ALLOWS TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS TO CHOOSE WHEN AND

PATIENTS TO CHOOSE WHEN AND WHERE THEY WANT TO DIE.

WHERE THEY WANT TO DIE. THE WORLD MET HER IN OCTOBER

THE WORLD MET HER IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR WHEN SHE TEAMED UP

LAST YEAR WHEN SHE TEAMED UP WITH THE GROUP COMPASSION AND

WITH THE GROUP COMPASSION AND CHOSE TO SHARE HER STORY IN A

CHOSE TO SHARE HER STORY IN A VIDEO WHICH HAS BEEN VIEWED

VIDEO WHICH HAS BEEN VIEWED ALMOST 12 MILLION TIMES.

ALMOST 12 MILLION TIMES. ON NOVEMBER 1, SHE CHOSE TO END

ON NOVEMBER 1, SHE CHOSE TO END HER LIFE IN HER HOME IN

HER LIFE IN HER HOME IN PORTLAND, OREGON IN WHAT SHE

PORTLAND, OREGON IN WHAT SHE CALLED HER ROOM OF LOVE.

CALLED HER ROOM OF LOVE. SHE WROTE ON FACEBOOK THAT DAY,

SHE WROTE ON FACEBOOK THAT DAY, GOODBYE TO ALL MY DEAR FRIENDS

GOODBYE TO ALL MY DEAR FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

AND FAMILY. TODAY IS THE DAY I'VE CHOSEN TO

TODAY IS THE DAY I'VE CHOSEN TO PASS AWAY WITH DIGNITY.

PASS AWAY WITH DIGNITY. IN A VIDEO SHE FILMED, BRITNEY

IN A VIDEO SHE FILMED, BRITNEY SAID THIS --

SAID THIS -- >> MY GOAL, OF COURSE, IS TO

>> MY GOAL, OF COURSE, IS TO INFLUENCE THIS POLICY FOR

INFLUENCE THIS POLICY FOR POSITIVE CHANGE AND I WOULD LIKE

POSITIVE CHANGE AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ALL AMERICANS HAVE ACCESS

TO SEE ALL AMERICANS HAVE ACCESS TO THE SAME HEALTH CARE RIGHTS.

TO THE SAME HEALTH CARE RIGHTS. >> JOINING ME NOW IS BRITNEY'S

>> JOINING ME NOW IS BRITNEY'S HUSBAND.

HUSBAND. JAN, FIRST OF ALL, I'M SORRY FOR

JAN, FIRST OF ALL, I'M SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS AND WHAT YOU AND YOUR

YOUR LOSS AND WHAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE GONE THROUGH.

FAMILY HAVE GONE THROUGH. FRIEND OF MINE WENT THROUGH

FRIEND OF MINE WENT THROUGH BRAIN CANCER, SO WHEN SHE TALKS

BRAIN CANCER, SO WHEN SHE TALKS ABOUT FOEING WHAT WAS COMING,

ABOUT FOEING WHAT WAS COMING, KNOWING WHAT SHE DIDN'T WANT TO

KNOWING WHAT SHE DIDN'T WANT TO GO THROUGH, THAT'S VERY POWERFUL

GO THROUGH, THAT'S VERY POWERFUL FOR THOSE OF US THAT KNOW WHAT

FOR THOSE OF US THAT KNOW WHAT THAT ENDING IS LIKE.

THAT ENDING IS LIKE. >> YEAH, YEAH.

>> YEAH, YEAH. THE -- WHAT BRITNEY WAS FACING

THE -- WHAT BRITNEY WAS FACING LEADING UP TO THE WEEKS OF HER

LEADING UP TO THE WEEKS OF HER DEATH, THE SYMPTOMS SHE HAD WERE

DEATH, THE SYMPTOMS SHE HAD WERE GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE.

GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. WHAT WAS JUST AROUND THE CORNER

WHAT WAS JUST AROUND THE CORNER WAS THE REALITY THAT SHE WOULD

WAS THE REALITY THAT SHE WOULD POTENTIALLY LOSE HER SIGHT, GO

POTENTIALLY LOSE HER SIGHT, GO BLIND, BECOME PARALYZED.

BLIND, BECOME PARALYZED. SO KNOWING THAT SHE HAD THE

SO KNOWING THAT SHE HAD THE ABILITY TO CONTROL HOW MUCH

ABILITY TO CONTROL HOW MUCH SUFFERING SHE WOULD HAVE TO

SUFFERING SHE WOULD HAVE TO ENDURE SO SHE COULD FOCUS ON THE

ENDURE SO SHE COULD FOCUS ON THE LIVING AND NOT BE SO CONCERNED

LIVING AND NOT BE SO CONCERNED WITH THE DYING PART.

WITH THE DYING PART. THE DEATH WITH DIGNITY OPTION

THE DEATH WITH DIGNITY OPTION THAT WAS AVAILABLE IN OREGON WAS

THAT WAS AVAILABLE IN OREGON WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY

SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY MEANINGFUL FOR HER TO HAVE THAT

MEANINGFUL FOR HER TO HAVE THAT OPTION.

OPTION. >> AND THEN SHE WAS ALSO ON HER

>> AND THEN SHE WAS ALSO ON HER WAY TO BEING COMPLETELY UNABLE

WAY TO BEING COMPLETELY UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE AT A CERTAIN

TO COMMUNICATE AT A CERTAIN POINT, WHICH WAS VERY IMPORTANT

POINT, WHICH WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO HER, THAT ABILITY TO

TO HER, THAT ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU.

COMMUNICATE WITH YOU. >> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> THAT'S RIGHT. EVEN BEFORE HER SURGERY, WHICH

EVEN BEFORE HER SURGERY, WHICH WAS ON JANUARY 10th, THAT WAS

WAS ON JANUARY 10th, THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONCERNS SHE

ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONCERNS SHE HAD, BEING TRAPPED IN HER OWN

HAD, BEING TRAPPED IN HER OWN BODY.

BODY. SO LEADING UP TO THAT BRAIN

SO LEADING UP TO THAT BRAIN SURGERY, THAT WAS HER PRIMARY

SURGERY, THAT WAS HER PRIMARY QUESTION.

QUESTION. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES THAT IF

WHAT ARE THE CHANCES THAT IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG IN THE

SOMETHING GOES WRONG IN THE SURGERY, I LOSE THE ABILITY TO

SURGERY, I LOSE THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE?

COMMUNICATE? SO AS THE BRAIN TUMOR WAS

SO AS THE BRAIN TUMOR WAS AGREEING AND HER SYMPTOMS WERE

AGREEING AND HER SYMPTOMS WERE GETTING WORSE, THAT WAS ONE OF

GETTING WORSE, THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST FEARS SHE HAD.

THE BIGGEST FEARS SHE HAD. EVERY TIME SHE HAD A SEIZURE,

EVERY TIME SHE HAD A SEIZURE, SHE WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK FOR 15

SHE WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK FOR 15 MINUTES, 20 MINUTES.

MINUTES, 20 MINUTES. SO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE

SO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE SEIZURE FOR HER WAS TERRIFYING.

SEIZURE FOR HER WAS TERRIFYING. >> BARBARA, YOUR ORGANIZATION

>> BARBARA, YOUR ORGANIZATION ISN'T ABOUT ADVOCATE THING

ISN'T ABOUT ADVOCATE THING CHOICE, IT'S ABOUT ADVOCATING

CHOICE, IT'S ABOUT ADVOCATING THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS CHOICE.

THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS CHOICE. >> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> THAT'S RIGHT. WE THINK THAT PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE

WE THINK THAT PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THE CHOICE.

ACCESS TO THE CHOICE. AND FROM OUR EXPERIENCE IN

AND FROM OUR EXPERIENCE IN OREGON, THE DATA SHOWS THAT JUST

OREGON, THE DATA SHOWS THAT JUST HAVING THE CHOICE IS OF ENORMOUS

HAVING THE CHOICE IS OF ENORMOUS COMFORT TO PEOPLE AT THE END OF

COMFORT TO PEOPLE AT THE END OF LIFE.

LIFE. THEY SET SUCH A SENSE OF

THEY SET SUCH A SENSE OF SECURITY.

SECURITY. WHETHER THEY USE THE MEDICATION

WHETHER THEY USE THE MEDICATION OR NOT, IT IS -- IT BECOMES

OR NOT, IT IS -- IT BECOMES IRRELEVANT, BECAUSE THEY'VE

IRRELEVANT, BECAUSE THEY'VE ALREADY EXPERIENCED THE

ALREADY EXPERIENCED THE TREMENDOUS IMPROVEMENT IN THE

TREMENDOUS IMPROVEMENT IN THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIFE AND THEIR

QUALITY OF THEIR LIFE AND THEIR OUTLOOK, JUST FEELING AS THOUGH

OUTLOOK, JUST FEELING AS THOUGH THEY'RE IN CONTROL AGAIN.

THEY'RE IN CONTROL AGAIN. CONTROL OF THEIR OWN DESTINY.

CONTROL OF THEIR OWN DESTINY. >> MY DEAR FRIEND WHO I SAW GO

>> MY DEAR FRIEND WHO I SAW GO THROUGH THIS HAS THREE

THROUGH THIS HAS THREE DAUGHTERS.

DAUGHTERS. HIS CHOICE WAS TO HANG ON AS

HIS CHOICE WAS TO HANG ON AS LONG AS HE COULD, TO TAKE EVERY

LONG AS HE COULD, TO TAKE EVERY MEASURE TO HOLD THEIR HANDS AS

MEASURE TO HOLD THEIR HANDS AS MANY DAYS AS HE COULD.

MANY DAYS AS HE COULD. BUT YOU AND BRITNEY DIDN'T HAVE

BUT YOU AND BRITNEY DIDN'T HAVE CHILDREN.

CHILDREN. SO THERE ARE DIFFERENT

SO THERE ARE DIFFERENT CALCULATIONS IN DIFFERENT CASES.

CALCULATIONS IN DIFFERENT CASES. WHAT STRIKES ME IS JUST HOW

WHAT STRIKES ME IS JUST HOW CLEARLY SHE WAS ABLE TO SEE AND

CLEARLY SHE WAS ABLE TO SEE AND YOU WERE ABLE TO SEE WHAT THE

YOU WERE ABLE TO SEE WHAT THE REALITY WAS IF FRONT OF YOU AND

REALITY WAS IF FRONT OF YOU AND HOW YOU MADE THAT DECISION.

HOW YOU MADE THAT DECISION. THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT YOU MADE

THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT YOU MADE IT IN WAS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT

IT IN WAS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO ALLOW YOU TO THINK CLEARLY.

TO ALLOW YOU TO THINK CLEARLY. >> YES.

>> YES. BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY TRUTH BE

BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY TRUTH BE TOLD BEHIND THE SCENES IN

TOLD BEHIND THE SCENES IN CALIFORNIA, YOU HEAR THAT THIS

CALIFORNIA, YOU HEAR THAT THIS KIND OF HAPPENS ANY WAY, WHERE

KIND OF HAPPENS ANY WAY, WHERE ONCE THERE'S MORPHINE IN THE

ONCE THERE'S MORPHINE IN THE HOUSE, A PATIENT COULD.

HOUSE, A PATIENT COULD. BUT THEN THERE'S THE STORY

BUT THEN THERE'S THE STORY SIMILAR TO BARBARA MANCINI,

SIMILAR TO BARBARA MANCINI, ANOTHER PERSON WORKING WITH

ANOTHER PERSON WORKING WITH COMPASSIONATE CHOICES, THAT YOU

COMPASSIONATE CHOICES, THAT YOU DO RUN A RISK, WHERE THE FAMILY

DO RUN A RISK, WHERE THE FAMILY COULD BE POTENTIALLY BE

COULD BE POTENTIALLY BE PROSECUTED.

PROSECUTED. SO OREGON, THE WISDOM OF THE

SO OREGON, THE WISDOM OF THE CITIZENS TO HAVE THIS LAW TO

CITIZENS TO HAVE THIS LAW TO HAVE PAST IT 17 YEARS AGO, SO

HAVE PAST IT 17 YEARS AGO, SO THAT THE FAMILY IS PROTECTED, SO

THAT THE FAMILY IS PROTECTED, SO THAT THE PATIENT CAN DECIDE FOR

THAT THE PATIENT CAN DECIDE FOR HIMSELF OR HERSELF, WITHOUT

HIMSELF OR HERSELF, WITHOUT ENDANGERING THE ONES THAT HE OR

ENDANGERING THE ONES THAT HE OR SHE LOVES.

SHE LOVES. SO IT WAS A DIFFICULT CHOICE TO

SO IT WAS A DIFFICULT CHOICE TO UP AND MOVE TO OREGON IN THE

UP AND MOVE TO OREGON IN THE MIDDLE OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GONE

MIDDLE OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GONE ON, THE CHAOS OF DEALING WITH A

ON, THE CHAOS OF DEALING WITH A BRAIN TUMOR.

BRAIN TUMOR. BUT AS SOON AS BRITNEY REALIZED

BUT AS SOON AS BRITNEY REALIZED THE DEATH THAT, LEFT TO ITS OWN

THE DEATH THAT, LEFT TO ITS OWN DEVICE, THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO

DEVICE, THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO SUFFER THROUGH, WE RECOGNIZED

SUFFER THROUGH, WE RECOGNIZED THIS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

THIS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. >> BARBARA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH

>> BARBARA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR