As part of the event, 2,500 candles were placed throughout Chase Park to symbolize the number of New Yorkers who die of cancer each month.
Early this morning, the Illinois Senate approved and sent to the Governor’s desk Senate Bill 1950, also known as Deb’s Law
When Annie lost her husband of 25 years to ALS in 2020, she couldn’t have imagined she’d soon face the same diagnosis. Now, her journey has ignited a powerful commitment—to embrace her new reality with purpose and joy and to fight for Medical Aid in Dying for all New Yorkers.
Medical aid-in-dying laws in the U.S. and Canada’s national medical assistance in dying framework both offer end-of-life options, but they operate under distinct legal and healthcare structures with different eligibility criteria, safeguards and processes. Laws in the U.S. allow terminally ill adults with a prognosis of six months or less to live to self-administer medication…
Compassion & Choices’ Medical Aid-in-Dying Action Center recently hosted our 2026 legislative session and federal preview webinar, offering supporters an inside look at the movement’s priorities for the year ahead. President & CEO Kevin Díaz opened the program with a message of determination amid an unpredictable political climate, reminding attendees that policy changes start with…
By Steph Routh When I became a notary public a few years ago, I didn’t appreciate at the time what a meaningful journey I was embarking on. I just thought I’d be able to help some neighbors and friends complete paperwork they suddenly needed to take care of or had been putting off. It sounded…
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