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Anita Rufus

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

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

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…

Sera Passalaqua

May 28, 2024 No Comments

Sera shared her story in March of 2023. On December 14, 2022, I said goodbye to my sister as if this was the last time I was going to see…

José Alejandro Lemuz

April 19, 2024 No Comments

José Alejandro Lemuz compartió su historia en febrero de 2024. En diciembre del 2023, decidí que ya era suficiente. Ya había soportado muchas rondas de quimioterapia y radiación desde que…

José Alejandro Lemuz

April 18, 2024 No Comments

José Alejandro Lemuz shared his story in February of 2024. In December 2023, I decided enough was enough. I had already endured numerous demanding rounds of chemotherapy and radiation since…

California Supreme Court Rules Advance Directives Do Not Cover Arbitration Agreements

April 4, 2024 No Comments

Compassion & Choices, the American Association for Justice, and Public Justice Thursday praised a California Supreme Court ruling last week that a patient’s advance directive appointing a healthcare agent to make their medical decisions does…

Muere Pacíficamente Primer Latino con Enfermedad Terminal en Estados Unidos en Anunciar Públicamente Su Plan de Utilizar Ayuda Médica para Morir

April 1, 2024 No Comments

Don José Alejandro Lemuz Murió el Domingo Después de Sufrir un Cáncer Terminal Don José Alejandro Lemuz, con cáncer de próstata terminal, murió pacíficamente en su casa de Wilmington, CA.,…

First Terminally Ill Latino in U.S. to Publicly Announce His Plan to Use Medical Aid In Dying Dies Peacefully

April 1, 2024 No Comments

Don José Alejandro Lemuz Died Sunday in his Sleep after Suffering from Terminal Cancer Don José Alejandro Lemuz, a terminally ill Latino with terminal prostate cancer has died peacefully after…

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