District of Columbia – Page 2 – Compassion & Choices

Ben de Guzman

Katie Wingo November 3, 2023 No Comments

Ben de Guzman is a proud resident of Washington D.C.’s Ward 1 and son of Filipino immigrants. He was born and raised in New Jersey with his two brothers. Growing…

Viuda de Primera Persona Conocida en Utilizar Ley de Muerte con Dignidad de D.C. Crítica al Comité de la Cámara de Representantes por Aprobar Cláusula Adicional para Derogar Ley

lukej October 18, 2023 No Comments

La viuda de la primera persona conocida en utilizar la Ley de Muerte con Dignidad de D.C. criticó duramente al Comité de Asignaciones de la Cámara de Representantes por aprobar el…

Barbara Green

lukej August 1, 2023 No Comments

Barbara (1944–2024) shared her story with Compassion & Choices in October of 2022. On September 25, 2024, Barbara took her aid-in-dying medication in Washington, D.C., and died peacefully with her…

Dying D.C. Residents Will Suffer if House Approps D.C. Rider Becomes Law

Katie Wingo July 22, 2023 No Comments

“The House appropriations bill’s rider released today to repeal the D.C. Death with Dignity Act and to prevent the D.C. Council from repassing it in the future is cruel and unusual punishment for terminally…

Widow of First-Known Person to Use D.C. Death with Dignity Act Blasts House Committee for Passing Rider to Repeal Law

lukej July 18, 2023 No Comments

The widow of the first-known person to use the D.C. Death with Dignity Act sharply criticized the House Appropriations Committee for passing a D.C. spending bill Thursday with an unrelated policy rider…

Advocates Slam House Subcommittee’s Approval of Rider to Repeal D.C. Death with Dignity Act

Katie Wingo June 22, 2023 No Comments

Compassion & Choices criticized a House Appropriations subcommittee for passing a D.C. spending bill Thursday with an unrelated policy rider that would repeal the D.C. Death with Dignity Act and…

Irene V. Jackson-Brown

Katie Wingo June 1, 2023 No Comments

Conversations With Irene Jackson-Brown Irene Jackson-Brown is a gerontologist and an advocate for Compassion & Choices. She formerly taught at Yale and Howard University prior to working at a nonprofit…

Un Médico, Un Entrenador de Cuidadores de Salud y Una Practicante de Duelo Se Unen a Mesa Directiva de Compassion & Choices

lukej July 12, 2022 No Comments

Grupo Nacional de Defensa de Cuidados de Salud para el Fin de Vida, Agrega Nuevos Miembros de Missouri, Distrito de Columbia y Georgia, a la Mesa Directiva de la Organización.…

COMPASSION & CHOICES LANZA NUEVO GRUPO DE FIELES CATÓLICOS

lukej May 2, 2022 No Comments

Nuevo Grupo Servirá Como Un Recurso para Otros Católicos en Determinar Cómo su Fe les da a Conocer Puntos de Vista Sobre la Planificación y las Opciones de Cuidados de Salud…

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