(Olympia, WA)  Compassion & Choices Action Network and End of Life Washington praised the Washington House of Representatives for passing…

(Olympia, WA)  Compassion & Choices Action Network and End of Life Washington expressed disappointment that the Washington Senate failed to…

(Olympia, WA)  Compassion & Choices Action Network and End of Life Washington applauded today’s vote by the Washington Senate Committee…

(Los Angeles, CA) Civil rights leader Dolores Huerta and Hollywood actor Mauricio Ochmann partnered with Compassion & Choices Action Network…

(Hartford) Advocates for expanding and improving end-of-life care options praised the Connecticut Public Health Committee for approving in a bipartisan…

(Olympia, WA)  Compassion & Choices Action Network and End of Life Washington praised the Washington House of Representatives for passing…

This article originally appeared in the January 2021  National End-of-Life Doula Alliance (NEDA) newsletter. It is reprinted here with their…

Three years after the End-of-Life Options Act went into effect, it is clear that the medical aid-in-dying law is helping…

Compassion & Choices praised a California court’s ruling Thursday in response to its motion and a motion by Attorney General…

Religion & Politics published an essay on Sept. 3, “How Race Matters in the Physician-Assisted Suicide Debate. The essay concluded:…

Compassion & Choices New York today welcomed the reintroduction of the Medical Aid in Dying Act for 2017 (S.3151/A.2383), a…

Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing and Compassion & Choices filed suit on Wednesday on behalf of a Hawai‘i resident with…

Compassion & Choices praised a new report by the Institute of Medicine that was charged with examining the “mismatch between…

The movement to improve care and expand options at life’s end has realized unprecedented growth in recent years. More and…

  (Portland, OR – Oct. 15, 2021) Compassion & Choices today announced its inaugural Dolores Huerta Mission and Vision Award…

Meet Legislative Champion, Illinois Representative Robyn Gabel Today we’re pleased to spotlight Representative Robyn Gabel (D) of the Illinois 18th House District,…

  Note From the President and CEO We celebrate our country’s desire for and insistence on patient choice at the…

HONOLULU — The Department of Health has released its annual report detailing usage information during the first two years of…

How do I Access a Prescription? Eligibility requirements To be eligible for medical aid in dying under New Mexico’s law,…

(Sacramento, CA) Compassion & Choices Action Network today praised the California Senate for passing SB 380 (26-8), a bill that…

(Sacramento, CA) Compassion & Choices Action Network today applauded the California State Senate Judiciary Committee for their support in moving…

(Sacramento, CA) Compassion & Choices Action Network today applauded the Senate Health Committee for their support in moving Senate Bill…

(Olympia, WA) Compassion & Choices Action Network and End of Life Washington today urged members of the Washington Senate Committee…

  Note From our President and CEO We celebrate the history of Black Americans and highlight Black Americans who are…

Thank you to California Medical Association (CMA) and California Hospital Association (CHA) for working with us on SB 380.  Thank you…

Compassion & Choices Action Network today joined California lawmakers in a virtual news conference today to announce the introduction of a bill to improve access to the California End of Life Option Act and prevent it from expiring in a few years. 

The End of Life Option Act took effect on June 9, 2016, authorizing the compassionate option of medical aid in dying for terminally ill, mentally capable adults to get a prescription they can take to end their life peacefully. The law included a sunset provision that would expire at the end of 2025 unless new legislation is passed. 

The new bill to amend the law, Senate Bill (SB) 380, would remove regulatory roadblocks to access the law that impede or outright prevent hundreds of Californians each year from using medical aid in dying to peacefully end their suffering. Here is a fact sheet about SB 380.

Undeterred by the enduring pandemic, Compassion & Choices and Compassion & Choices Action Network (CCAN) entered the 2021 legislative session…

(Olympia, WA — Jan. 18, 2021) Compassion & Choices Action Network and End of Life Washington today urged members of…

Thank you for your interest in Compassion & Choices and improving end-of-life care. As we discussed, Compassion & Choices is…

Forging alliances with physicians, nurses, hospitals and hospices is a crucial part of Compassion & Choices’ work. These partnerships expand…