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Bill to Improve Access to Colorado End-of-Life Options Act Continues Momentum After House Health & Human Services Committee Votes to Pass it

lukej April 2, 2024 No Comments

Committee is First in the House to Hear, Vote on Bill The House Health & Human Services Committee voted 9-4 Tuesday to advance legislation (SB24-068) to make access to the Colorado…

Compassion & Choices’ Brandi Alexander Receives American Society on Aging Award

lukej March 27, 2024 No Comments

This week, Compassion & Choices Chief Engagement Officer Brandi Alexander was honored with the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award from the American Society on Aging (ASA) at their annual conference…

Illinois AFL-CIO supports medical-aid-in-dying state legislation

lukej February 26, 2024 No Comments

A bill introduced in the Illinois Senate two weeks ago that would allow medical aid in dying for those suffering from terminal illnesses is supported by the principal officer of…

NJ Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Lawsuit Seeking to Overturn Aid-in-Dying Law

lukej February 6, 2024 No Comments

Ruling ends five-year legal battle that briefly suspended law in 2019, harming dying patients. Compassion & Choices appreciates the New Jersey Supreme Court for rejecting an appeal of a…

Star Tribune: “Bodily autonomy should apply at life’s end, too”

lukej January 27, 2024 No Comments

An excerpt from Compassion & Choices volunteer Tara Guy, whose Op-Ed was featured in Minnesota’s Star Tribune. You can read the full story here (subscription required): “The right to make decisions about your…

New York Times Op-Ed Featuring Compassion & Choices CEO Outlines Realities of Aid in Dying

lukej January 5, 2024 No Comments

The New York Times recently published a sobering yet beautiful guest essay about a New Jersey woman’s choice to end her increasing suffering from terminal cancer using the state’s medical…

Poll Shows 1 in 4 Voters Have Experienced or Seen Discrimination in Healthcare

lukej December 15, 2023 No Comments

Supermajority of Voters Support Medical Aid in Dying, Regardless of Faith, Politics, Race, Region One out of four voters surveyed nationwide (25%) say they have “personally experienced or witnessed discrimination…

Journal of the American Medical Association outlines the importance of advance directives and palliative care for high-risk patients.

lukej November 28, 2023 No Comments

Read full article here. Delivering care in alignment with patient goals is a critical aspect of serious illness care. Eliciting and documenting high-risk patients’ goals, particularly in advance of a surgical…

Siena Poll: New York Voters Support Medical Aid in Dying By Nearly 2-to-1 Margin

lukej November 20, 2023 No Comments

Advocates Urge NY Lawmakers to Pass Medical Aid in Dying Act When They Return in January Nearly six out of 10 registered New York State voters (58%) support “legislation that…

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