Coloradan Andrea Ankerholz overcame obstacles to accessing aid in dying with support from Compassion & Choices’ End-of-Life Consultation Program. Read more.
We participated in the annual advance-planning event with an informative webinar, a compelling video featuring Dolores Huerta and more. Read more.
In the Media
Compassion & Choices President and CEO Kim Callinan authored an op-ed for the Augusta Free Press stressing the importance of end-of-life planning, especially in light of the enduring pandemic.
The New York Times published “When Patients Choose to End Their Lives” discussing the practice of medical aid in dying and what motivates people to choose this option, and including quotes from Compassion & Choices President Emerita Barbara Coombs Lee and former NPR host Diane Rehm.
Kaiser Health News and TIME magazine examined the obstacles people who seek medical aid in dying still face in the state of Montana. The story quoted Compassion & Choices President and CEO Kim Callinan and advocate Leslie Mutchler.
National Director of Community Engagement Brandi Alexander discussed end-of-life planning conversation starters on an episode of The SeniorZone radio show.