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CA Senate Judiciary Committee Overwhelmingly Clears Bill to Remove Sunset from Medical Aid in Dying Law

April 30, 2025 No Comments

SB 403 Would Make The End of Life Option Act Permanent in California Compassion & Choices today applauded legislators in the Senate Judiciary Committee for approving Senate Bill 403, with…

Comité de Salud del Senado de CA Aprueba Medida Para Remover Cláusula de Caducidad a Ley de Ayuda Médica Para Morir

April 24, 2025 No Comments

“Ley de Opción de Fin De Vida le Dio a Mi Padre la Opción Legal de Terminar su Sufrimiento Insoportable”, dice hijo de Hondureño Que Utilizó la Legislación en el 2024 …

CA Senate Health Committee Overwhelmingly Clears Bill to Remove Sunset Provision on Medical Aid in Dying Law

April 24, 2025 No Comments

A mother whose only son, Andrew ‘Drew’ Flack, died peacefully after using the state’s medical aid in dying law, health and community advocates today praised legislators in the Senate Health…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

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