Newsletter – Compassion & Choices

Securing Our Future: The Strategic Importance of Leaving a Legacy

Digital Team August 26, 2024 No Comments

In a world where the most time-sensitive issues often dominate public discourse, it can be challenging to keep our focus on advancing end-of-life autonomy. The polarized nature of today’s political…

Legislative Update: Medical Aid in Dying in 2024

Digital Team June 27, 2024 No Comments

By Kim Callinan “Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision is merely passing time. But vision with action can change the world.” – Nelson Mandela Compassion &…

Compassion & Choices Campaign Director and Advocates Arrested for Demonstration to Demand Passage of New York Medical Aid in Dying Act

Digital Team June 26, 2024 No Comments

Compassion & Choices Senior Campaign Director for New York and New Jersey Corinne Carey and 10 other advocates were arrested May 21 in Albany for disrupting proceedings inside the State…

“We Must All Lead With Compassion” — Top Five Things I Learned at the City of Hope Conference

Digital Team June 26, 2024 No Comments

Compassion & Choices has been an integral partner since the inception of the City of Hope Interdisciplinary End of Life Symposium. As this year’s primary sponsor, our staff came to…

Voices of Courage: Terminally Ill Advocates Shape Their Lives and Ours

Digital Team May 28, 2024 No Comments

What do the hopeful signing of the amended Colorado End of Life Option Act, a new documentary called Take Me Out Feet First, and the just-released book I co-authored, Plan…

It’s an Honor Just to Be Asian

Digital Team May 28, 2024 No Comments

This month, I celebrated Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) heritage month by attending the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) 30th Annual Awards Gala and…

Rising Against Resistance: Advancing Medical Aid in Dying Across the Nation

Katie Wingo April 29, 2024 No Comments

Frederick Douglass once declared, “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” This profound insight resonates deeply as we navigate the complex judicial, political and legislative landscape that impacts…

2024 Annual Fund Update

lukej April 5, 2024 No Comments

At Compassion & Choices, we want to help everyone make fully informed end-of-life decisions aligned with their beliefs and priorities — where all parts of their identity and background are…

End-of-Life Care Advocates Grateful for Significant Improvements to Washington’s Death With Dignity Act

Katie Wingo April 1, 2024 No Comments

Advocates for improving access to medical aid in dying for terminally ill adults across Washington share relief and gratitude today after Governor Jay Inslee formally signed SB 5179, a bill that…

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