District of Columbia

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 – Washington D.C.

lukej August 5, 2024 No Comments

District of Columbia’s Death with Dignity Act Medical aid in dying is the practice in which a terminally ill, mentally competent adult patient voluntarily requests and receives a prescription medication…

Washington, D.C., Recursos en Español

Katie Wingo March 28, 2024 No Comments

Washington, D.C., Recursos en Español Ley De Washington, D.C., Muerte Con DignidadLa ley de Washington, D.C., ‘Muerte con Dignidad’ autoriza la ayuda médica para morir. La ley permite que un…

History of the D.C. Campaign

Katie Wingo March 28, 2024 No Comments

History of the D.C. Campaign The DC Death with Dignity Act of 2015 was introduced by Councilmember Mary Cheh on Jan. 4, 2015, in the Health and Human Services (HHS)…

For D.C. Medical Providers

Katie Wingo March 28, 2024 No Comments

For D.C. Medical Providers For PhysiciansThe Compassion & Choices Doc2Doc line offers free, confidential telephone consultation with one of our seasoned medical directors, each with years of experience in end-of-life medical care…

About the Washington, D.C., Death with Dignity Act

Katie Wingo March 28, 2024 No Comments

About the Washington, D.C., Death with Dignity Act The D.C. Death with Dignity Act authorizes medical aid in dying. Medical aid in dying is a safe and trusted medical practice in which…

Dr. E. Faye Williams

lukej February 29, 2024 No Comments

Dr. Williams shared her story in February of 2024. Before she died at the age of 99, my mother left a handwritten note to her nine children in her Bible.…

lukej February 27, 2024 No Comments

House Fails to Pass Unprecedented Rider to Repeal D.C. Death with Dignity Act, Prevent D.C. Council from Re-passing It

lukej November 9, 2023 No Comments

End-of-life care advocates are cautiously relieved that the U.S. House of Representatives failed to pass a federal spending bill Thursday with an unprecedented policy rider to repeal the D.C. Death with Dignity Act and…

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