Compassion & Choices

We're an organization dedicated to improving care, expanding options and empowering everyone to chart their end-of-life journey.

Compassion & Choices

We're an organization dedicated to improving care, expanding options and empowering everyone to chart their end-of-life journey.

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Latest News

Mass. Legislators Reintroduce Medical Aid-in-Dying Bill
January 17, 2025

Compassion & Choices Action Network today praised Massachusetts lawmakers for re-introducing the End of Life Options Act (SD 1665/HD 2540) and urged the Legislature to pass the widely supported bill to prevent any more terminally ill residents from needlessly suffering or not having full autonomy over their death.

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The Freedom to Choose: Patient Empowerment in 2025
January 17, 2025

Kevin Díaz, JD, interim President and CEO, Chief Legal Advocacy Officer and General Counsel for Compassion & Choices, delivered a powerful message on autonomy and compassion during a panel at the Deathcare Super Conference in Seattle, Washington.

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End-of-Life Choice in Your State

See what laws are in place, get resources, learn about our campaigns and how you can get involved. 

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Stories

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Tara Shapiro

Palliative care physician Tara Shapiro helped her mother-in-law travel to Vermont from New York to access medical aid in dying.
“Medical aid in dying is a safe end-of-life option, one we should have here in New York.”

Malori-Marie Musselman

Witnessing her grandfather’s passing motivated Malori to become an advocate for end-of-life care and options.
“Medical aid in dying allows you to decide what you want your end-of-life experience to look like. And then the end is not so much something that’s happening to you, it’s something that you get a say in.”
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Compassion & Choices
8156 S Wadsworth Blvd #E-162
Littleton, CO 80128

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Compassion & Choices Gift Processing Center
PO Box 485
Etna, NH 03750

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