The Time Period

When writing a controversy postmortem, the time period in which the controversy takes place is extremely important for the context of the story. Below I will analyze and discuss the time period in which Brittany Maynard's death was happening.

Local News

Friends and family of Brittany Maynard post their goodbyes to Brittany as she receives life-ending prescription drugs. Read here. 

Voter turnout in Portland, OR reached a rate of 69.5%. Read here.

National News

Republicans on top for Senate races. Read here. 

Oregon, Alaska, and Washington D.C. legalize marijuana. Read here.

Architect of the Capitol. "United States Capitol West" 12/26/2011 via Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain license

Global News

UN gives a warning about climate change. Read here.

Egypt jails 8 people for allegedly attending a gay wedding. Read here. 

During the time that Brittany Maynard was dying in Portland, OR, many other things were going on in the world. In Portland, OR, they actually included an article in their local newspaper about Brittany Maynard and how her friends and family were saying goodbye to her as they knew it was her final weeks. Also at this time, there was a midterm election for House and Senate representatives. The voter turnout in Portland was nearly 70%. Around this time, it was confirmed that after the election, Republicans outweighed democrats in the Congress. Oregon, Alaska, and Washington DC legalized marijuana in this same election. At a UN meeting, a decree about climate change was released, and in Egypt, 8 men were jailed for attending and videotaping a gay wedding. Besides the first article, none of these articles have much to do with the subject of Brittany Maynard's death.