Past Cases – Compassion and Choices

Glassman v. Grewal

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Amicus: Filed April 2, 2021 Dr. Yosef Glassman filed a complaint in August of 2019 calling to overturn New Jersey’s Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act barely a…

Kligler, et al. v. Healey, et al.

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Litigation: Filed October 24, 2016 Roger Kligler, a retired physician in Falmouth, Massachusetts, has lived with prostate cancer for two decades. As a doctor himself, Roger dealt firsthand with cancer…

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…

Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Indiana v. Talevski

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At a Glance: On September 23, 2022, Compassion & Choices participated as a signatory to an amicus brief filed by a coalition of disability rights groups in a Supreme Court…

McDonald v. Lawson

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Amicus; submitted February 9, 2023 In an amicus brief* submitted to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Compassion & Choices (C&C) argued that the State should be allowed to make…

In re: Shinde

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Amicus: Filed April 7, 2023 In January 2018, Vinit Shinde, a 45-year-old IT consultant living in Atlanta, Georgia, suffered a brain aneurysm resulting in a profound neurological injury. Since the…

Logan v. Country Oaks Partners

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In an amicus brief* submitted to the California Supreme Court, Compassion & Choices (C&C) joined the Consumer Attorneys of California, American Association for Justice and Public Justice to argue that…

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,…

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