He Was Given 4 Months to Live, but Refused Assisted Suicide. Here’s Where His Fight Led.
Monica Burke Genevieve McNalis / November 01, 2018 / 7 Comments
J.J. Hanson, who died in 2017 from brain cancer, became a leading activist against physician-assisted suicide.
They received the same diagnosis—and chose two very different paths
J.J. Hanson—a loving husband, father, and Marine—was diagnosed in spring 2014 with grade 4 Glioblastoma Multiforme, the deadliest form of brain cancer. He was right in the prime of his life.
This aggressive cancer was the same disease that prompted Brittany Maynard to take her life by physician-assisted suicide in Oregon in that same year.
As Brittany’s story made headlines, J.J. recognized the subtle pressure for patients like himself to follow suit and do the same. Instead, he used his final days to speak out against physician-assisted suicide and its ill effects on society.
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