Year - old woman with stage 4 pancreatic cancer was to die . I wanted to be ` ` clear - minded and alert at the time of my death '' Washington 's plan was approved by about 80 percent of voters in November .
66-year-old woman with stage 4 pancreatic cancer chooses to die . Woman wanted to be `` clear-minded and alert at the time of my death '' Washington 's law was approved by about 60 percent of voters in November .