Terminally ill, 29-year-old Brittany Maynard took her own life on Saturday by consuming fatal drugs which were made available under Oregon's Death With Dignity Law.

She revived the discussion of physician-assisted suicide.

Brittany Maynard had caught the national attention for almost a month after she publicized that the couple were shifting to from Northern California to Portland to avail the benefit of the Oregon law.

It was reported that she intended to end her life on November 1, soon after her spouse's birthday, however she reserved the right to push the date back or postpone it.

She was diagnosed with brain cancer.

Maynard, employed with Compassion & Choices, publicized her story to express her opinion on the right of terminally ill individuals, just like her to bring their lives to an end, on their own terms.

Oregon was the first American state to legalize the practice of recommending a life-ending drug to a terminally ill patient with a sound mind by a doctor. The drug is prescribed to the patient who asks for it. The patient must swallow the medication without any assistance as the doctor is not supposed to administer the drug to the patient.

Over 750 individuals in Oregon have used the law to end their life as on December 31, 2013 with the average age of the deceased being 71. Only six individuals who ended their life were below 35 years of age.

A patient must give some proof to the medical practitioner that they are residing in Oregon such as a rental agreement, a driver's license or a voter registration card.

Apart from Oregon, four other states namely Washington, New Mexico, Vermont and Montana permit patients to seek assistance in ending their life.

Maynard during her short life taught at orphanages located in Nepal and also spent some time in Vietnam, Costa Rica, Laos and Cambodia. She was also involved in adventurous activities such as climbing Kilimanjaro a month prior to tying the knot with Diaz in the month of September 2012.

The 29-year-old lady was diagnosed with brain cancer on January 1 of this year and was later informed that she had six months to live.