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Humanity, Not Geography, Should Dictate How One Dies: August Note From the President and CEO

lukej August 28, 2023 No Comments

Summer’s wrapping up quickly, and I’ve enjoyed spending much of mine on the go, meeting with people around the nation. Despite all the unique character and culture I encountered, and…

More Steps Forward: June 2023 Note From the President and CEO

lukej June 30, 2023 No Comments

As I reflect on this legislative session, I am inspired by the progress we have created together. After decades of work, and significant success, we now finally have a seat…

Kim Callinan for the New York Times: “Vermont Removes Residency Requirement for Medically Assisted Deaths”

lukej May 3, 2023 No Comments

Read the full article at NYTimes.com. Vermont has become the first state to remove a residency requirement from its law on medically assisted death to allow terminally ill people from out…

April 2023 Newsletter: Note from The President and CEO: Ready or Not – Starting a Conversation About Death

Katie Wingo April 26, 2023 No Comments

I recently read a thought-provoking op-ed in the New York Times by palliative care physician Dr. Sunita Puri. She reflected on society’s — and especially patients’ loved ones and healthcare providers’…

May Note From the President and CEO — Under Attack: Facing a Federal Lawsuit Head-On

lukej April 24, 2023 No Comments

So far in 2023, the movement and terminally ill advocates have made some remarkable progress. Most recently, in partnership with Patient Choices Vermont, we won a groundbreaking victory that makes…

In Memory of Betsy Van Dorn

lukej April 11, 2023 No Comments

Authored by Kim Callinan, Compassion & Choices president and CEO In September 2000, the World Federation of Right to Die Societies held its biannual conference in Boston. At the time,…

March Note From the President and CEO: Look How Far We’ve Come

lukej March 27, 2023 No Comments

Over the past decade, the end-of-life choice movement has grown from being a citizen-activist effort to pass medical aid-in-dying legislation in one state to a nationwide, multisectoral initiative to improve…

Kim Callinan for Del Norte Triplicate: “Half of older adults now die with a dementia diagnosis”

lukej March 16, 2023 No Comments

Read the full article at Triplicate.com. Nearly half of all older adults now die with a dementia diagnosis, up more than one-third (36%) in just the past two decades, according to…

Kim Callinan for The Salem News: “Reinforcing the importance of end-of-life planning”

lukej March 16, 2023 No Comments

Read the full article at SalemNews.com. Nearly half of all older adults now die with a dementia diagnosis, up more than one-third (36%) in just the past two decades, according to…

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