Despite knowing that death is the common thread that unites us all, we tend to keep the topic at arm’s length. Yet acknowledging the inevitability of death, contemplating what we wish the end to look like, and sharing our thoughts with loved ones can make our final moments profoundly meaningful. Aid-in-dying legislation, the availability of…

Legislation would remove barriers to access for terminally ill adults  (Olympia, WA)  Today, Compassion & Choices Action Network and End of Life Washington urged members of the Washington House Committee on Health & Long Term Care to approve ESHB 1141, which would improve access to Washington’s Death with Dignity Act and the compassionate practice known as medical aid…

Compassion & Choices, the nation’s oldest and most active nonprofit committed to improving care and expanding choice for the end of life, and San Francisco-based DeathWise, a nonprofit that helps people plan for the end of their lives, announced today that they have merged, effective March 9, 2017. DeathWise was founded in 2009 by Anne…

Today, Compassion & Choices Action Network and End of Life Washington urged members of the Washington House Committee on Health & Long Term Care to approve ESHB 1141, which would improve access to Washington’s Death with Dignity Act and the compassionate practice known as medical aid in dying. Medical aid in dying is currently authorized in ten…

(Olympia, WA)  Compassion & Choices Action Network and End of Life Washington praised the Washington House of Representatives for passing ESHB 1141, the Improving Access to Death with Dignity Act. The bipartisan vote was 58-37. The bill is sponsored by Reps. Skyler Rude (R-16th District), Nicole Macri (D- 43rd District) and 14 other cosponsors. The…

I recently read a thought-provoking op-ed in the New York Times by palliative care physician Dr. Sunita Puri. She reflected on society’s — and especially patients’ loved ones and healthcare providers’ — tendency to wait for a sign from the terminally ill person that they are “ready” to talk about death and accept that they are…

(Olympia, WA)  Compassion & Choices Action Network and End of Life Washington praised the Washington House of Representatives for passing ESHB 1141, the Improving Access to Death with Dignity Act. The bipartisan vote was 58-37. The bill is sponsored by Reps. Skyler Rude (R-16th District), Nicole Macri (D- 43rd District) and 14 other cosponsors. The…

Advocates for improving access to medical aid in dying for terminally ill adults across Washington share relief and gratitude today after Governor Jay Inslee formally signed SB 5179, a bill that includes significant improvements to the Washington Death With Dignity Act. The passage of this legislation is a win for terminally ill Washingtonians who deserve equitable…

(Olympia, WA)  Compassion & Choices Action Network and End of Life Washington applauded today’s vote by the Washington Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care to approve HB1141, the Improving Access to Death with Dignity Act. The vote was 7-5. The bipartisan bill is sponsored by Reps. Skyler Rude (R) and Nicole Macri (D). The…

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