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Jo Myers

June 13, 2023 No Comments

Jo shared her story in June of 2023. Dad used to say, “I have no god other than landscape.” He was a person of the planet — he scuba dived…

Christina Ogata

February 27, 2023 No Comments

Christina shared her story in March of 2022. First my mother, then my brother, showed me what it means to die on your own terms. My mother Annabel Clark was…

Más de 100 Residentes de Nuevo México Utilizaron Ayuda Médica para Morir

June 22, 2022 No Comments

Más de 100 residentes de Nuevo México con enfermedades terminales utilizaron el Elizabeth Whitefield End of Life Options Act o Ley de Opciones para el Fin de Vida Elizabeth Whitefield, para morir…

More than 100 New Mexicans Used Medical Aid in Dying Law Since Law Went Into Effect A Year Ago

June 22, 2022 No Comments

More than 100 terminally ill New Mexicans used the Elizabeth Whitefield End of Life Options Act to die peacefully since the law went into effect in June 2021, clinicians report. The majority…

New Mexico: Introduction to Medical Aid in Dying

December 16, 2021 No Comments

Concejo Municipal de Albuquerque Aprueba Resolución para Apoyar La Ayuda Médica para Morir

October 18, 2021 No Comments

Compassion & Choices elogió hoy al Concejo Municipal de Albuquerque por su voto unánime (9-0) en una resolución bipartidista que apoya la ayuda médica para morir en Nuevo México. El…

Kim Callinan for USA Today: Terminal patients deserve death with dignity. New Mexico aid-in-dying law sets standard.

September 18, 2021 No Comments

Read the full op-ed on USAToday.com. “I couldn’t take her pain away.” Those were the words of Danny King after his wife Sharon King died. She is reportedly one of the first New…

New Mexico’s Medical Aid-in-Dying Law Takes Effect; California’s Hits Five-Year Milestone

July 27, 2021 No Comments

After years of effort, the Elizabeth Whitefield End-of-Life Options Act went into effect June 18. The same day, Compassion & Choices launched the bilingual New Mexico Access Campaign to educate…

Compassion & Choices Lanza Campaña Bilingüe Estatal para Educar a Residentes de Nuevo México Sobre Ley de Opciones de Fin de Vida

June 21, 2021 No Comments

Compassion & Choices lanzó una Campaña de Acceso Bilingüe en Nuevo México, para educar al público y brindar ayuda técnica a los proveedores médicos, así como a los sistemas de…

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