Newsletter
February 2020

Note From the CEO

Opening Hearts and Minds to Make Room for Change

Momentum Builds in Maryland

Compassion & Choices and our supporters are keeping up the pressure to pass the End of Life Option Act. Read More

Storyteller Spotlight: Trisha White

D.C. resident Trisha White, while grateful to have legal access to medical aid in dying, knows that practical access is not as straightforward and wants to help change that. Read More

Compassion & Choices Sponsors Black History Month Festival

Thousands gathered in Las Vegas to celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of black Americans.

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End-of-Life Issues in the Literary World

A flurry of new releases, including Barbara Coombs Lee’s “Finish Strong,” upcoming in audiobook, point to the growing awareness of an unacceptable status quo for dying in America.
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In the Media

President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. wrote an op-ed for Black Press USA about the importance of NNPA’s partnership with Compassion & Choices.
The Washington Post spoke to President and CEO Kim Callinan in an article about Maryland’s pending bill: “… When lawmakers hear from their constituents about the importance of the bill, and they review the evidence and the data from across the 10 jurisdictions, they come to realize the importance of the legislation and they eventually support it.”
Former Compassion & Choices board member Haider Warraich discussed the increase in people dying at home vs. in healthcare facilities, and noted our materials as helpful in addressing its challenges in the Malone Telegram.