A free resource for both ordained and lay faith leaders to bring thoughtful programming around end-of-life topics to their congregations.

For more than 30 years, Compassion & Choices has worked to ensure that people can make informed decisions about the kind of healthcare they want as they approach the end of life. That includes end-of-life options like medical aid in dying, a medical practice for qualified adults dying from a terminal illness.

Today, those choices face growing legal and political threats.

Living in sunny Naples, Florida, Janina Birtolo had a rewarding life and career as a writer, journalist, and actor. But in her 60s, she was diagnosed with advanced emphysema—a progressive lung condition—and developed symptoms so severe that she became depressed.  Janina’s health deteriorated to the point where she rarely left her home. Managing her symptoms…