Deborah Ziegler is the mother of right-to-die advocate Brittany Maynard. Maynard chose to end her life with drugs prescribed by her doctor on November 1, 2014 after suffering from a terminal brain tumor.
Ziegler is a former science teacher and currently speaks regarding end-of-life options hoping that all terminally ill Americans will have the right to aid in dying. She lives in Carlsbad, California with her husband.


