Legal / Policy – 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…

Statement from Compassion & Choices on UK Parliament passage of end of life options legislation

lukej November 29, 2024 No Comments

Compassion & Choices issued the following statement with regards to the UK parliament’s vote today Friday, November 29, 2024: “The UK Parliament has taken a significant step in addressing critical…

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…

Persistence and Progress: A Look Back, and Forward, to he New York’s Campaign for the Medical Aid in Dying Act

lukej November 25, 2024 No Comments

New York’s 2024 legislative session ended in June without passage of the Medical Aid in Dying Act. The session marked nine years of advocacy for medical aid-in-dying legislation in Albany.…

Compassion & Choices Defiende Ley de Ayuda Médica para Morir de California en Demanda Federal

lukej November 14, 2024 No Comments

Grupo de Autores de Escrito Amicus Argumenta que Ley No Discrimina a Personas con Discapacidades Compassion & Choices, la organización nacional de los derechos para el fin de vida presentó el…

Compassion & Choices Defends California’s Medical Aid-in-Dying Law in Federal Lawsuit

lukej November 13, 2024 No Comments

Group Authors Amicus Brief Arguing the Law Does Not Discriminate Against People with Disabilities National end-of-life rights organization Compassion & Choices Tuesday filed an amicus brief in a case challenging…

Compassion & Choices Appeals Federal Court Ruling Upholding New Jersey Medical Aid-in-Dying Residency Mandate

lukej October 17, 2024 No Comments

Compassion & Choices has appealed a federal judge’s ruling that upheld the residency requirement within New Jersey’s Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act. The appeal, filed on…

Compassion & Choices Apela Fallo de Tribunal Federal que Confirmó Mandato de Residencia de Nueva Jersey para Obtener Ayuda Médica para Morir

lukej October 17, 2024 No Comments

Compassion & Choices apeló el fallo de un juez federal que confirmó el requisito de residencia dentro del Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act o Ley de…

Federal Judge Rules Residency Mandate in NJ Medical Aid-in-Dying Law is Constitutional

lukej September 18, 2024 No Comments

A federal judge Wednesday ruled the residency mandate in New Jersey’s medical aid-in-dying law does not violate the U.S. Constitution’s guarantee of equal treatment. New Jersey’s Medical Aid in Dying…

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