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Governor Newsom Signs California Bill

Improvements to the End of Life Option Act mean easier access for residents of the nation’s most populous state. Read more.

Supporter Spotlight: Serene Meshel-Dillman

The award-winning filmmaker’s new documentary includes Compassion & Choices storytellers in an expression of gratitude for being able to choose a more peaceful death. Read more.

Compassion & Choices Announces Inaugural Dolores Huerta Mission and Vision Award

The civil rights icon will be this new award’s first recipient, honoring her years of dedication to the end-of-life options movement and lifelong activism. Read more.

Excitement Builds for Upcoming End of Life Symposium

Compassion & Choices is pleased to sponsor and participate in this esteemed event organized by world-renowned cancer center City of Hope. Read more.

In the Media

• Albany’s Times Union published an op-ed from President and CEO Kim Callinan about the dire outcomes of a potential Catholic healthcare merger in the state. New York State Director Corinne Carey’s letter to the editor on the same matter appeared in Schenectady’s Daily Gazette.
• “Most people die in moderate to severe untreated pain with their wishes ignored. People who are dying deserve better,” says President Emerita and Senior Advisor Barbara Coombs Lee in a San Antonio News Chant article about Compassion & Choices’ work.
• A letter to the editor by Massachusetts advocate Kay Klausewitz stating her alignment with the 70% of state residents who support authorizing medical aid in dying ran in Springfield’s The Republican as well as MassLive.

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