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“There's nothing wrong with being OK with something that you cannot opt out of,” says Avery Leora Ross about death. “I feel li...

Note From the President and CEO2022 is off to a busy, exciting and hopeful start. The year is full of promise and progress, and we are only a fe...

2022 is off to a busy, exciting and hopeful start. The year is full of promise and progress, and we are only a few weeks in.

Advocates deliver petitions to Governor Hochul’s office; other legislative work heats up nationwide.

The Washington, D.C., nurse, entrepreneur, activist and Compassion & Choices African American Leadership Council member urges others to author their own untold stories by taking charge of their end-of-life care.

The outcome of the case could force death doulas out of business, harming many dying people.

Compassion & Choices National Medical Director Dr. David Grube retires this year, leaving an immeasurable legacy of helping improve the end-of-life experience.

The popularity of our webinars on facing a dementia diagnosis and voluntarily stopping eating and drinking as well as the End of Life Symposium reveal a growing interest in end-of-life issues.

    Note From the President and CEOFrom a painful topic few people wanted to discuss, and few lawmakers wanted to back, we’ve wo...

Whether you’re looking to fill the last lazy days of summer or like to hunker down over the winter with lots to read and watch, Compassion...

The Department of Health (DOH) has released its annual report detailing the use of medical aid in dying during the first two years of Hawaii&rsq...

Ten years ago, Andrew Beall and Evan McCormack met by chance in a New York City wine shop, and suddenly a new composer and lyricist collaboratio...

Five years ago the California End of Life Option Act took effect. Over the next seven years, we played a leadership role in passing medical aid-...

After years of effort, the Elizabeth Whitefield End-of-Life Options Act went into effect June 18. The same day, Compassion & Choices launche...

Marathon runner, ski racer and beloved middle-school teacher Monica Schliep was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer in June 2019. She was o...

Each year in June, Compassion & Choices takes the opportunity to review and enhance the efforts we have made to advance the cause of end-of-...

Editor’s Note: While Kim Callinan is away, Chief Advocacy Officer Charmaine Manansala is this month’s guest writer. May marks a tim...

The New Jersey Department of Health has published a report showing that 33 terminally ill residents in 16 counties used the state’s Medica...

Barbara Meislin, widely and affectionately known around the San Francisco Bay Area as “the Purple Lady,” is the award-winning author...

On May 14, the African American Mayors Association (AAMA) adopted a resolution to educate, empower and advocate around end-of-life care for Afri...