California – Compassion & Choices

Compassion & Choices Defiende Ley de Ayuda Médica para Morir de California en Demanda Federal

lukej November 14, 2024 No Comments

Grupo de Autores de Escrito Amicus Argumenta que Ley No Discrimina a Personas con Discapacidades Compassion & Choices, la organización nacional de los derechos para el fin de vida presentó el…

Compassion & Choices Defends California’s Medical Aid-in-Dying Law in Federal Lawsuit

lukej November 13, 2024 No Comments

Group Authors Amicus Brief Arguing the Law Does Not Discriminate Against People with Disabilities National end-of-life rights organization Compassion & Choices Tuesday filed an amicus brief in a case challenging…

Updated Introduction to Medical Aid in Dying State Packets

lukej August 7, 2024 No Comments

Our Introduction to Medical Aid in Dying state packets help explain the medical aid in dying process in jurisdictions where it is authorized*. Compassion & Choices updated the packets to…

An Introduction to Medical Aid in Dying – California

lukej August 5, 2024 No Comments

California’s End-of-Life Options Act Medical aid in dying is the practice in which a terminally ill, mentally competent adult patient voluntarily requests and receives a prescription medication from a physician…

Más Hispanos de California con Enfermedades Terminales Utilizaron Ley de Ayuda Médica para Morir en 2023

Katie Wingo August 2, 2024 No Comments

Más Hispanos de California con enfermedades terminales superaron las brechas de equidad en salud al utilizar el End of Life Option Act o Ley de Opción de Fin de Vida…

Don José Alejandro Lemuz resting on a pillow

More Terminally Ill California Hispanics Used Medical Aid in Dying Law in 2023

lukej July 31, 2024 No Comments

More terminally ill Hispanics in California bridged health equity gaps by accessing the End of Life Option Act, a hike that nearly doubled the use of medical aid in dying…

Anita Rufus

lukej July 1, 2024 No Comments

Anita shared her story in June of 2022. I met John on a Love Boat cruise. It was December 1984, the end of a long year I had spent going…

Victoria Beelik

lukej June 13, 2024 No Comments

Victoria Beelik shared her story in May of 2024. I helped my dad move forward with his wish of dying gently using medical aid in dying, despite my mother's strong…

LA Filmmaker Chronicles Parents’ Peaceful Deaths Using Medical Aid in Dying in #1 Ranked Amazon Prime TV Documentary

lukej June 5, 2024 No Comments

A Los Angeles filmmaker chronicles her parents’ use of California’s End of Life Option Act and includes other terminally ill advocates for medical aid in dying across the country in…

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