Brother: Right-to-die advocate Christy O'Donnell dies

SAN DIEGO (AP) - A relative says Christy O'Donnell, a single mom with lung cancer who became a prominent figure in the California right-to-die debate, has died. She was 47.

Her brother Jay Watts said in a Facebook posting Monday that O'Donnell died Saturday. Watts did not include details of her death in the posting. He could not be reached by The Associated Press.

He told People Magazine her death was peaceful and said she passed away in her bed at home in Valencia with her daughter, Bailey Donorovich, 21, holding her hand.

She campaigned for a bill signed by the governor last year to make it legal for the terminally ill to seek medical aid to end their lives. The law is expected to go into effect later this year.

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