Advocacy – Compassion & Choices

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…

Statements from Corinne Carey and Jules Netherland on Their Arrest and the Arrest of Other Advocates Calling on Speaker Heastie & Leader Stewart-Cousins To Allow a Vote on the Medical Aid in Dying Act

lukej May 21, 2024 No Comments

Corinne Carey, Compassion & Choices’ Senior Campaign Director for NY/NJ, and terminally ill Bronx resident Jules Netherland, issued the following statements in conjunction with their arrest Tuesday for civil disobedience…

The Discomfort. Let’s Talk About It.

lukej May 10, 2024 No Comments

By Corinne Carey “The idea of medical aid in dying makes me uncomfortable.” “Talking about death makes me uncomfortable.” “I’m not comfortable voting for the bill.” “This bill makes some…

In New Video, Illinois Mother Pleads with Legislators to Pass Medical Aid-in-Dying Bill to Honor Her Late SonSuzy Flack Urges Lawmakers to Pass Bill Supported by 7 out of 10 Illinoisans

lukej May 9, 2024 No Comments

A Chicago mother, Suzy Flack has recorded a Mother’s Day video to urge legislators in Illinois to pass medical aid-in-dying legislation as quickly as possible to honor her only son,…

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