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Más de 100 Residentes de Nuevo México Utilizaron Ayuda Médica para Morir

Jun 22, 2022

Más de 100 residentes de Nuevo México con enfermedades terminales utilizaron el Elizabeth Whitefield End of Life Options Act o Ley de Opciones para el Fin de Vida Elizabeth Whitefield, para morir pacíficamente, desde que la ley entró en vigor en junio del 2021, según informan los clínicos.

As 1st Anniversary of NJ Medical Aid-in-Dying Law Nears, 42 Healthcare Facilities Have Adopted Patient-Supportive Policies

Jul 30, 2020

Two days before the 1st anniversary of New Jersey’s Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act, Compassion & Choices reports that...

Compassion & Choices Praises D.C. Health’s Progress in Implementing Medical Aid-in-Dying Act

Aug 2, 2019

Compassion & Choices today praised D.C. Health for releasing two years of reports today showing it is making progress in implementing the D....

Group Releases Education Video, Online Tools about NJ Medical Aid-in-Dying Law That Takes Effect Today

Aug 1, 2019

Compassion & Choices released a new video today to educate New Jerseyans about the Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act that take...

Hawaii State Data on Our Care, Our Choice Act Confirms New End-of-Life Law is Working

Jul 2, 2019

The Hawai‘i Department of Health released its first report today detailing usage information during the first five months of the...

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