On 01/21/2025, HB 5625 was introduced, that would authorize medical aid in dying in Connecticut. It was introduced by Reps. Josh Elliott and Jonathan Steinberg, and Sen. Martha Marx, and referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health.
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75% of Connecticut voters feel that allowing doctors to legally prescribe lethal drugs to help terminally ill patients end their own lives should be an end-of-life option in the state. See more polling data.
Connecticut resident Tim Appleton, who has advocated for legislation that would allow terminally ill, mentally capable adults the option of medical aid in dying, will walk across the state with supporters and lawmakers to educate the public and build support to pass the legislation in 2024. Appleton, who is the Campaign Director for Compassion &…
In an overwhelming vote, the General Assembly’s Public Health Committee today gave its support to a bill that would give terminally ill adults the option of medical aid in dying to peacefully end unbearable suffering. A tally of 22 to 9 is being held open until close of business to allow five committee members to…
Compassion & Choices filed a federal lawsuit Thursday on behalf of a terminally ill Connecticut woman and Vermont physician with New York patients asserting that the residency requirement in Vermont’s medical aid-in-dying law violates the U.S. Constitution’s guarantee of equal treatment. The lawsuit asks the court to prohibit officials from enforcing this unconstitutional provision of…
“En nombre de cientos de los residentes de Connecticut que han abogado por la ayuda médica para morir, estamos realmente decepcionados con la votación hecha el día de hoy por el Comité Judicial”, dijo Tim Appleton, Director de Campaña de Compassion & Choices. La ayuda médica para morir permite a las personas con enfermedades terminales,…
“En nombre de cientos de los residentes de Connecticut que han abogado por la ayuda médica para morir, estamos realmente decepcionados con la votación hecha el día de hoy por el Comité Judicial”, dijo Tim Appleton, Director de Campaña de Compassion & Choices. La ayuda médica para morir permite a las personas con enfermedades terminales,…
“On behalf of the hundreds of Connecticut residents who have advocated for medical aid in dying to give terminally ill people the option to end unbearable suffering at the end of life, we are truly disappointed with today’s Judiciary Committee vote,” said Compassion & Choices Connecticut Campaign Director Tim Appleton. “We thank the Public Health…
This legislative session is showing great promise, with encouraging progress in several states. Connecticut The Connecticut General Assembly’s Public Health Committee gave a bipartisan vote of 22-9 on March 4 in support of a medical aid-in-dying-bill. Advocates urged lawmakers to approve the bill, which has been referred to the Senate for action. “We hope the…
Without the option of medical aid in dying in Connecticut, Kira Philips’ mother, Clare Marie Philips, ended her life violently to escape her suffering from multiple myeloma. Kira is now dedicated to making this option available for others. The way she had to do it is what devastates me. My mom didn’t deserve to have…
En su primer acto del 2022 al Publicar la Medida, el Comité Brinda Apoyo Bipartidista a la Opción Compasiva de Fin de Vida Dando el primer paso de la sesión 2022, al publicar la medida de ley, La Asamblea General de Salud Pública de Connecticut hoy votó de manera bipartidista 22-9, para apoyar una medida…
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