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California End of Life Option Act Frequently Asked Questions

lukej July 28, 2022 No Comments

What is the California End of Life Option Act? The California End of Life Option Act1 authorizes medical aid in dying. The law allows a mentally capable, terminally ill adult with…

Meet our 2022 Legal Fellows

lukej June 24, 2022 No Comments

Joanna Woodson (She/Her) Joanna Woodson is a graduating student from the University of Maryland School of Law in Baltimore. Before law school, she attended Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North…

Nearly Three in Four Delaware Physicians Surveyed Support State’s Current Medical Aid-in-Dying Bill

lukej June 9, 2022 No Comments

Seven in 10 Delaware Physicians Surveyed Want Option of Medical Aid in Dying if They Become Terminally Ill Nearly three out of four Delaware physicians surveyed (74%) say they support…

Women’s History Month 2022: A Doctor’s Perspective

lukej March 28, 2022 No Comments

As a hospice medical director, I’ve observed that hospice and palliative care haven’t always been as prevalent in healthcare conversations as other aspects of care. These important end-of-life options are…

From Prognosis to Prescription: Six Simple Facts About Medical Aid in Dying

lukej November 9, 2020 No Comments

Under medical aid-in-dying laws, the attending physician writing a prescription must be the licensed physician with primary responsibility for the care of an individual. Most frequently, that doctor is a family-practice…

New AMA Position on Medical Aid in Dying

lukej March 2, 2020 No Comments

From 2016-2019, the American Medical Association (AMA) Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (CEJA) spent three years reviewing the AMA’s historical opposition to the practice of medical aid in dying.…

Assisted Dying: Briefing from the RCP Committee on Ethics in Medicine

lukej April 16, 2019 No Comments

Download this .pdf by clicking “Download this Resource” on the right side of this page.

Q&A with Dr. David Grube

lukej October 18, 2018 No Comments

Compassion & Choices Medical Director, Dr. David Grube, answers frequently asked questions about medical aid in dying. Q: Isn’t medical aid in dying inappropriate given that prognoses for life expectancy…

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