What does end-of-life freedom look like? It means having the power to decide what treatments you want and don’t and how you want to live and die. It is medical practice and healthcare that honors your values, preserves your dignity and reflects your unique needs. Too often, our healthcare system and governments deny the inevitability of death or fail to honor your fundamental right to make informed decisions throughout life and at the end of it.

The End of Life Justice Center, or Compassion Legal for short, is the new name and structure for the legal powerhouse within Compassion & Choices behind the fight for autonomy, dignity and justice at life’s end. Compassion Legal is the frontline legal defense for patient-directed care, demanding systems that respect personal choice, informed decision-making and access to the full range of end-of-life options. 

The Center’s expert staff attorneys and wide-reaching network of firms and attorney partners — the Compassion Legal Network — take on powerful institutions and interests to ensure that your rights are not just recognized, but enforced. Right now, they are engaged in 19 active cases and 54 cases being monitored for potential impact. From medical aid in dying to advance care directives, Compassion Legal fights to make sure that your chart reflects your choices — that your care follows your plan and you make your end-of-life journey with clarity, confidence and control. 

To learn more, visit the End of Life Justice Center online at CandC.org/CompassionLegal