State Advocacy - Compassion & Choices

Advocacy in Action

Compassion & Choices continues leading efforts to authorize, implement and defend medical aid in dying throughout America so people in every state can access the full range of end-of-life options. So far, we have succeeded in authorizing medical aid in dying in 11 jurisdictions: California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Hawai‘i, Maine, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont and Washington.

Compassion & Choices currently heads campaigns in 18 states. This means a state director and staff on the ground bringing lobbying, media, marketing and legal expertise to rally lawmakers and support thousands of volunteers in getting bills passed. Our work is entirely donor-funded.

Latest Results

Updated Jan. 13, 2025

Delaware

Rep. Eric Morrison has re-introduced HB140 with a total of 18 co-sponsors. The bill has been assigned to the House Health and Human Development Committee.

New York
New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act (A136/S138), sponsored by Assemblymember Amy Paulin and Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal, has been introduced with nearly 80 co-sponsors.

Check last year's results here