How sad this is! Many have written on Catholic websites hoping perhaps their message might get to this newly married woman. Even a seminarian with terminal cancer tried. Suicide is the ultimate act of hopelessness and can only happen when one runs from God. Now she has met her Maker. Brittany Maynard opted out of the excruciating pains of death and being a “burden” to her family. She wanted to be in charge of her own life and die on her own terms not God’s. Everyone must die. And everyone must suffer in the agony of death. Some for a longer time, some less. Without Faith in God and the Cross of Christ, yes one would say that death itself is outrageous. But for those who accept God’s will, and have hope in eternal life, death is a birth to a new life of never-ending joy. If only she had known the stories of the martyrs. And of those who endured the cross in imitation of Jesus. Too late now. May God have mercy on her. When I read Gary Potter’s article I sensed how important it was. I wished that it would be published it every bulletin in every Catholic parish.
USA Today: Brittany Maynard, the 29-year-old face of the controversial right-to-death movement, has died. She captivated millions via social media with her public decision to end her life.
Sean Crowley, spokesman for the non-profit organization Compassion & Choices, confirmed Maynard’s death Sunday evening. More here.
