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…

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…

At the end of life, we need to know that there are people we can always count on to be brave and comforting, even when things get difficult. We are grateful for all of our healthcare providers who live this standard every day, especially the members of the Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA). The…

The 2017 data from the California Department of Public Health about the End of Life Option Act clearly demonstrates Compassion & Choices’ increasing success in educating both healthcare providers and the public about the law since the department’s 2016 report. Terminally ill Californians utilized the law about twice as much in 2017 as they did…

For more than 40 years, by using a comprehensive strategy including legislative advocacy, grassroots organizing, media outreach and litigation, Compassion & Choices and our predecessor organizations have led most of the significant advances in the movement to expand end-of-life options and improve care. Advance Care Planning and End-of-Life Support Compassion & Choices is the leading…

Updated Law Cuts Nation’s Longest Waiting Period from 20 to 5 Days, Allows Providers to Waive it if Need Be, Allows More Providers to Participate Compassion & Choices praised Hawai‘i Governor Josh Green, M.D., for signing legislation last week to significantly improve access to its 2018 law allowing terminally ill adults to obtain a prescription…

Compassion & Choices is proud to announce that Deb Robertson of Lombard, Illinois is the 2024 Allyne Hammer Excellence in Advocacy Award recipient. The award was created after the death of Compassion & Choices’ supporter Allyne Hammer last year to honor volunteers who work within their communities and exemplify the values of the end-of-life care…

Improving Care The following states where medical aid in dying is authorized also have significant populations of residents who identify as Asian American, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. Compassion & Choices provides resources in various languages to AANHPI populations in these states and elsewhere. California California has the largest AANHPI population in America with a…

  (Portland, OR – Oct. 15, 2021) Compassion & Choices today announced its inaugural Dolores Huerta Mission and Vision Award in honor of the legendary civil rights activist for her dedication to improving care, expanding options at the end of life and commitment to terminally-ill Latinos in the United States.  This year’s award will be…