Federal Appeals Court Agrees with California, Compassion & Choices that ‘Brain Death’ is ‘Death’
September 18, 2020The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Thursday affirmed the lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit that sought…
Tribunal Federal de Apelaciones Concuerda con Compassion & Choices de California que “Muerte Cerebral” es considerada como “Muerte”
September 18, 2020La Corte de Apelaciones del Noveno Circuito de Estados Unidos, afirmó la desestimación de una demanda en el Tribunal Inferior,…
Participation in California End of Life Option Act Increases, But Still Lacks Diversity
July 24, 2020Compassion & Choices says that a new report on California’s law that allows mentally capable, terminally ill adults to use…
Celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in June and beyond
July 1, 2020By Alyson Lynch
Pride month may be over, but our commitment to equity at the end of life for everyone is not. This…
Public News Service: Helping Hispanic Families Learn about End-of-Life Options
June 16, 2020An excerpt from the Public News Service article, “Helping Hispanic Families Learn about End-of-Life Options,” published June 12, 2020: “As…
Compassion & Choices Prepares People For The End
June 10, 2020Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from a Los Angeles Wave story about Compassion & Choices’ end-of-life planning resources on…
La Opinión: Conversaciones necesarias en tiempos de incertidumbre por el coronavirus
April 1, 2020Un extracto del editorial de La Opinión, “Conversaciones necesarias en tiempos de incertidumbre por el coronavirus,” por Irisaida ‘Isa’ Méndez,…
Access Is Challenge With California End of Life Option Act, Not Abuse
March 31, 2020By Kim Callinan
Since California’s End of Life Option Act took effect nearly four years ago, it has enabled hundreds of terminally ill…
Tribunal de California Da Duro Golpe a Demanda que Busca Anular Ley de Ayuda Médica Para Morir
January 24, 2020Compassion & Choices elogió el fallo de un tribunal de California el jueves en respuesta a su moción y a…
California Court Rules Passage of Medical Aid-in-Dying Law Was Constitutional
January 24, 2020Compassion & Choices praised a California court’s ruling Thursday in response to its motion and a motion by Attorney General…
Grupo Defensor de Cuidados de Salud Honra a Fallecidos Defensores de Ley de Ayuda Médica Para Morir De California en 5o Aniversario de Muerte de Brittany Maynard
November 1, 2019En reconocimiento al Día de Muertos, Compassion & Choices honró hoy la memoria de los fallecidos defensores de la ley…
Healthcare Advocacy Group Honors Deceased Advocates of CA Medical Aid-in-Dying Law on 5th Anniversary of Brittany Maynard’s Death
November 1, 2019In recognition of Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos), Compassion & Choices today honored the memory of deceased…
Comprehensive Survey Shows Californians Across All Demographics Support the End of Life Option Act
October 31, 2019Compassion & Choices commended a new comprehensive statewide survey commissioned by the California Health Care Foundation for its commitment to…
Encuesta Integral Muestra Californianos De Todas Las Características Demográficas Respaldan la Ley de Opción Para Fin de Vida
October 31, 2019Compassion & Choices elogió una nueva encuesta integral a nivel estatal, elaborada por el California Health Care Foundation, en su…
Desgarradora muerte de José José muestra necesidad de planeación de cuidados para fin de vida
October 9, 2019La muerte reciente de José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz, mejor conocido como José José, ha creado una gran confusión sobre el…
World Series of Poker Player Uses Calif. Medical Aid-in-Dying Law to End His Suffering from Rare Cancer
July 26, 2019Kevin “Racks” Roster, Jr., a terminally ill, 36-year-old native New Yorker, who moved from his longtime home in New Jersey…
Jugador de Serie Mundial de Poker Utiliza Ley De Ayuda Médica Para Morir Para
July 26, 2019Kevin “Racks” Roster, Jr., neoyorquino nativo de 36 años con una enfermedad terminal, que se mudó de su hogar en…
Group Says Suspension of CA Medical Aid-in-Dying Law Last Year Likely Caused Drop in Participation
July 9, 2019Compassion & Choices says the temporary suspension of the California End of Life Option Act last year — because of…
Calif. Court Grants Request by Terminally Ill Patients to Defend End of Life Option Act
July 5, 2019The Riverside County Superior Court today granted a motion filed by Compassion & Choices on behalf of two terminally ill…
Corte de Apelaciones de California ordena al Tribunal de Primera Instancia Anular la Decisión de Suspender Temporalmente la Ley Opción de Fin de Vida
November 28, 2018El martes a última hora, un tribunal de apelaciones de California ordenó a un tribunal superior anular su sentencia presentada…
Calif. Appeals Court Directs Lower Court to Nullify Ruling that Temporarily Suspended End of Life Option Act in May
November 28, 2018A California appeals court late Tuesday directed a superior trial court to nullify its judgment in late May that suspended…
California hospice doctor joins Compassion & Choices Board of Directors
November 13, 2018To commemorate the first day of national hospice month, Compassion & Choices announced today it has appointed a leading expert…
California Select Committee on the End of Life Health Care Hearing
October 24, 2018 In January, the California Assembly Select Committee on End of Life Health Care held a hearing to discuss…
With D.C. and California laws in jeopardy, a fresh debate over medical aid in dying
June 26, 2018The following article appeared in USA Today on June 25, 2018: Debbie Gatzek Kratter, a California attorney with Stage 4…
California appeals court reinstates law allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives
June 15, 2018This article was originally published in the Los Angeles Times on June 15, 2018 A California appeals court on Friday reinstated…
No stay of ruling that tossed California assisted-death law
May 23, 2018This article originally appeared in the Lost Angeles Times on May 23, 2018 An appeals court Wednesday refused to block…
Don’t play politics with dying Californians
March 14, 2018By Kim Callinan
The following op-ed appeared in the Sacramento Bee on March 14, 2018: Lawmakers have to strike a balance between rules…
Vox: I’m a Doctor. Here’s What it’s like Helping Terminally Ill Patients End Their Lives
September 26, 2017Catherine Sonquist Forest
This article originally appeared on www.vox.com As usual, I held the door handle and took a deep breath so I could…
LA Times: There’s an Unforeseen Benefit to California’s Physician-Assisted Death Law
August 30, 2017This story originally appeared on www.latimes.com on Aug. 21, 2017 Some doctors in California felt uncomfortable last year when a new law…
California Medical Aid-in-Dying Law Working Very Well as 1st Anniversary Approaches
June 1, 2017(Sacramento, CA – June 1, 2017) One year after the California End of Life Option Act — inspired by the…
