Newsletter
January 2021

Top News

Efforts Surge Around New York, New Mexico and Washington Legislation

Compassion & Choices and Compassion & Choices Action Network have created videos, placed ads and organized rallies to promote pending bills in each state. Read More.

Volunteer Spotlight: Pete Van Dorn

Tech entrepreneur Pete Van Dorn represents the third generation of a family devoted to autonomy at life’s end. Read More.

“Religious Freedom at Life’s End: An Aspiration That’s Worth the Fight”

Read President and CEO Kim Callinan’s powerful op-ed on the hazards of religiously affiliated hospitals dictating patient choice, published in multiple newspapers nationwide. Read more.

Medscape Launches Continuing Medical Education (CME) Activity on Medical Aid in Dying

Authored by board member Dr. Chandana Banerjee, this resource helps physicians stay up to date and informed about this end-of-life care option. Read more.

In the Media

• An op-ed by three Massachusetts nurses calling for passage of a medical aid-in-dying law in the state, noting firsthand experience as a reason for their support, ran in several area papers.
• Kim Callinan was featured in the Boomers Today podcast in a segment titled Living and Dying on Your Terms.
• “New York has seen enough suffering,” says Compassion & Choices New York and New Jersey Senior Campaign Director Corinne Carey in a New York Daily News article about our ad in support of the state’s medical aid-in-dying bill.

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