Advocacy – Compassion & Choices

Honoring Advance Directives: Lessons from Lynne Chesley

lukej December 5, 2024 No Comments

After Compassion & Choices attempted to file an amicus brief in the Oklahoma Supreme Court case, Wall Street Journal reporter Ashlea Ebeling interviewed our staff to talk about a case…

Protecting Your Right to Compassionate End-of-Life Care

lukej November 26, 2024 No Comments

In the wake of a new political landscape, many Americans are asking what the future holds for personal rights, including the autonomy to make decisions about end-of-life care. A new…

Concurrent care offers patients choice at the end of life: A bridge of support

lukej November 26, 2024 No Comments

Scenario: When Martha, a 72-year-old grandmother, was diagnosed with end stage kidney disease, she faced a difficult decision. Her doctors informed her that the disease was not curable, and the…

How We’re Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month 2024

lukej September 13, 2024 No Comments

Hispanic Heritage Month, spanning September 15 to October 15, celebrates the rich history, cultures and contributions of Hispanic and Latino people in the United States. Compassion & Choices is excited…

Don José Alejandro Lemuz resting on a pillow

More Terminally Ill California Hispanics Used Medical Aid in Dying Law in 2023

lukej July 31, 2024 No Comments

More terminally ill Hispanics in California bridged health equity gaps by accessing the End of Life Option Act, a hike that nearly doubled the use of medical aid in dying…

Physician attitudes toward medical aid in dying

lukej July 8, 2024 No Comments

National Surveys Organization Survey Question Agree or Support Disagree or Oppose Medscape (2020) Should physician-assisted suicide or physicianassisted dying be made legal for terminally ill patients? 55% 28% Society for…

Governor Support for Medical Aid in Dying

lukej July 1, 2024 No Comments

New York Filmmaker Chronicles Parents’ Peaceful Deaths Using CA Medical Aid-in-Dying Law in Amazon Prime Docuseries: “Take Me Out Feet First”

lukej June 4, 2024 No Comments

A native New York filmmaker, Serene Meshel-Dillman, chronicles her parents’ use of California’s End of Life Option Act and other terminally ill advocates for medical aid in dying across the…

Senator Scarcella-Spanton & Assembly Member Septimo Visit Longtime Staten Islander, Dying of ALS, Who Wants To Be 1st New Yorker to Use NY’s Medical Aid in Dying Act, If Legislature Passes Bill Before Session Ends Friday

lukej June 3, 2024 No Comments

Lifelong New Yorker Brian Moffett, 66, who hopes to be the first person to use New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act because he is dying of ALS and wants…

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