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Judge Rejects Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality of Pregnancy Exclusion in Kansas’ Living Will Law

May 27, 2026

Compassion Legal: The End of Life Justice Center at Compassion & Choices, If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice, and Irigonegaray & Revenaugh applauded a ruling by Douglas County District Court, in Kansas, denying a motion to dismiss their state lawsuit on behalf of three Kansas women and two Kansas physicians. The lawsuit, Vernon v. Kobach, challenges…

Michigan Pregnancy Exclusion Law is Unconstitutional

April 20, 2026

Last week, Michigan’s law that denied pregnant people the ability to make important decisions about their end-of-life care–commonly referred to as a Pregnancy Exclusion– was ruled unconstitutional under Michigan’s Reproductive Freedom Amendment. The decision came after Michigan women, physicians, and patient advocates joined together to file a lawsuit challenging a Michigan law that denied pregnant…

Family of Colorado Woman Says Anti–Aid-in-Dying Lawsuit Is Misusing Their Daughter’s Story

April 10, 2026

Ana’s mother, Kate Gessner, was recently shocked to discover that the plaintiffs in the case, including Patients Rights Action Fund, are misstating her daughter’s information to try to overturn Colorado’s medical aid-in-dying law.

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You’ve brought us this far. The fight isn’t over.

May 26, 2026

The fight for dignity at the end of life doesn’t happen in one place, or overnight. It happens everywhere, in the moments that matter most. In the halls of the nation’s capital and in state legislatures across the country. In doctors’ offices and hospital rooms. And at home, in the quiet hours when families face…

Hospice Moratorium: What does it mean for patient-directed care?

May 21, 2026

In May 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a nationwide six-month moratorium on new hospice Medicare enrollments. The moratorium means that new hospice programs cannot open for the next six months. CMS says the goal is to stop fraud and protect patients and taxpayer dollars. Stopping fraud is important. Some hospice…

A psychiatrist’s case for meaningful last words

May 21, 2026

When New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Medical Aid in Dying Act into law on Feb. 6, 2026, she included an unusual provision: patients requesting medical aid in dying must make an audio or video recording of their oral request, which becomes a permanent part of their medical record. To qualify, a patient must…

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