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Compassion & Choices Wednesday presented retiring U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) with an award for his “exceptional and vital contributions to the end-of-life care movement” during his nearly 30 years in Congress since 1996.

Jon Eisenberg quite literally wrote the book on the Terri Schiavo case. Michael Schiavo, a Florida man, battled all the way to the Supreme Court to have the feeding tube removed for his wife Terri. Terri Schiavo was a 41-year-old woman who suffered cardiac arrest caused by an eating disorder and existed in a permanent vegetative state for 15 years before her death on March 31, 2005. When Terri’s family fought the decision to remove the feeding tube, their effort became the most publicized end-of-life case at that time. 

Compassion & Choices advocates and staff are participating in conferences, events and virtual webinars to share the organization’s mission with healthcare professionals and the public. These events are invaluable opportunities to encourage professionals in the end-of-life care world to participate in patient-centered care and advocate for the full range of end-of-life options for their patients.

Information and checklists to help you find the right support and quality care at the end of life.

As dementia diagnoses grow, innovation abounds  around the globe and at home.

Coming to terms with the realities of death and understanding the benefit of end-of-life options can be a journey. Compassion & Choices researched statements from doctors, professors and politicians and interviewed our own Storytellers to find out their personal turning point from being opposed to medical aid in dying to becoming avid supporters.

All eyes are on Delaware right now, hoping it will soon become the 12th jurisdiction to authorize medical aid in dying.

Senior Campaign Director Corinne Carey was arrested May 21 in Albany along with 10 other advocates for disrupting proceedings inside the State Assembly to demand that legislative leaders bring the widely supported New York Medical Aid in Dying Act to a vote and call for its passage. 

Attending the City of Hope conference was a transformative experience, illuminating the complexities of end-of-life care.

The Delaware Senate Tuesday approved House-passed legislation to allow terminally ill adults in Delaware to have the option to obtain prescription medication they can decide to take if their suffering becomes unbearable so they can die peacefully.