Federal Cases – Compassion & Choices

Full Circle of Living and Dying v. Sanchez

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Amicus: Filed November 19, 2021 In November 2019, the California Cemetery and Funeral Bureau ordered Full Circle of Living and Dying, a nonprofit educational consulting group of death doulas, to…

Bluestein v. Scott

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Litigation: Filed August 25, 2022 Lynda Bluestein, a terminally ill Connecticut woman who was ineligible for medical aid in dying because of her residency status, is now able to access…

United Spinal, et al. v. State of California, et al.

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Status: ON APPEAL, case dismissed with prejudice March 28, 2024, appealed to Ninth Circuit on April 25,2024. At a Glance: Compassion & Choices filed a motion to intervene on behalf…

Govatos v. Murphy

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At a Glance: Compassion & Choices filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey on behalf of two terminally ill people and two physicians who participate in the…

Christian Medical and Dental Associations, et al. v. Bonta, et al

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Litigation: Settled May 17, 2023 The Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA), a group aiming to be the “hands of Jesus” in healthcare, along with one of its physician members,…

Vermont Alliance for Ethical Healthcare, et al. v. Hoser, et al.

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Compassion & Choices successfully intervened in a challenge to Vermont’s medical aid-in-dying law and continues to protect similar laws around the nation. In 2013, Vermont passed the Patient Choice at…

Gideonse v. Brown, et al.

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At a Glance: In Gideonse v. Brown, et al., Compassion & Choices filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Oregon on behalf of physician Dr. Nick Gideonse,…

Almerico et al. v. Denney et al.

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At a Glance: Compassion & Choices secured a landmark victory with the January 2022 settlement of Almerico v. Idaho, a federal lawsuit challenging an Idaho law that voided the living wills,…

Oregon Prescription Drug Monitoring Program v. U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency

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The United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) served administrative subpoenas upon the Oregon Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) in 2012, requesting specific protected health information regarding the prescription of schedule…

Case Type: Federal Cases