Colorado – Compassion & Choices

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 – Colorado

lukej July 10, 2024 No Comments

Colorado’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…

Meghan Reese

lukej June 17, 2024 No Comments

Meghan Reese shared her story in February of 2024. Even though we had a plan, my mother did not die on her own terms. We could not complete the seemingly…

Ellen Tanner, Mary Tanner and Ashley Baugh

lukej June 14, 2024 No Comments

Ron Tanner was a singer, small business developer and community volunteer who moved from Illinois to Colorado in 2022 to access the state’s medical aid-in-dying law and end his suffering…

Mike Reagan

lukej June 13, 2024 No Comments

Mike Reagan shared his story in November of 2023. I have served hundreds of dying patients and accompanied many of them at the time of their passing. As a death…

Colorado Governor Signs Law Making Access to Medical Aid in Dying More Equitable for Terminally Ill Adults

lukej June 6, 2024 No Comments

Compassion & Choices, alongside advocates and clinicians, praised Colorado Governor Jared Polis for signing legislation (SB24-068) Wednesday to significantly improve access to medical aid in dying for terminally ill patients. …

Colorado House Passes Senate-Approved Improvement Bill 24-068 to Send to Gov. Polis

lukej April 5, 2024 No Comments

The Colorado House of Representatives passed the updated End-of-Life Options Act (SB24-068) Friday to provide more equitable access to medical aid in dying in a verbal floor vote. The full…

Cámara de Representantes de Colorado Aprueba Medida 24-068 de Mejora

lukej April 5, 2024 No Comments

La Cámara de Representantes de Colorado aprobó el viernes el End- of-Life Options Act (SB24-068) o Medida que actualiza la Ley de Opciones para Fin de Vida (SB24-068). La propuesta…

Medida que Mejora el Acceso a Ley de Opciones para el Fin de Vida de Colorado Continúa Impulso Después que Comité de Salud y Servicios Humanos de Cámara de Representantes Votó para su Aprobación

lukej April 2, 2024 No Comments

El Comité de Salud y Servicios Humanos de la Cámara de Representantes votó el martes 9-4 para avanzar el (SB24-068) que permite que el acceso al Colorado End-of-Life Options Act …

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