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Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings (7th Dist./Baltimore), the first African American to be named Speaker Pro Tem in the Maryland House…

New Jerseyans with life-shortening or terminal diseases and others who watched loved ones die in agony praised the Senate Health…

This piece was originally published in Governing on November 26, 2018. While expanding and protecting health care was the number-one issue…

Compassion & Choices, a national nonprofit organization committed to improving care and expanding options for the end of life, has…

Compassion & Choices thanked the Senate for rejecting a policy rider today attached to a government funding bill approved on…

The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine released their findings from a February workshop on medical aid in dying…

The following article appeared in USA Today on June 25, 2018: Debbie Gatzek Kratter, a California attorney with Stage 4…

The following article appeared in the Economist on April 26, 2018: THREE years ago John Radcliffe, a jovial retired lobbyist…

Rapid achievement of our prior goals necessitates an accelerated revamp of Compassion & Choices’ strategic plan. Given Compassion & Choices’…

Compassion & Choices urged Congress to reject a policy rider to a government funding bill approved by a House Subcommittee…

Just this morning, a Riverside County Superior Court judge granted a motion by opponents of the California End of Life…

This piece was originally published by The Illinois Times on May 10, 2018. My grandmother, whom we called “Nana,” always…

Compassion & Choices praised Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton for her vow today to prevent congressional opponents of D.C.’s Death with…

After almost three years as our chief program officer, Kim Callinan took on the position of chief executive officer on…

The following news piece appeared on WUSA9.com on April 6, 2018: It’s been 14 months since DC passed a law…

The following news piece appeared on NBC 4 Washington on April 6, 2018: Physician-assisted death has been legal in Washington,…

The law allows mentally capable, terminally ill adults with six months or less to live the option to request their…

Today marks the 20th anniversary of a doctor writing the first prescription medication under Oregon’s medical aid in dying law….

The following op-ed appeared in the Hill on March 20, 2018. Download this article. The recently created “Conscience and Religious…

Compassion & Choices today mourned the death of English physicist Stephen Hawking and praised him for his support of medical…

Compassion & Choices lamentó hoy la muerte del físico inglés Stephen Hawking a quien elogió por su apoyo a la…

The following op-ed appeared in the Delaware News Journal on March 15, 2018 On Saturday, I got the news that…

The following op-ed appeared in the Sacramento Bee on March 14, 2018: Lawmakers have to strike a balance between rules…

Compassion & Choices anunció hoy la promoción de su Directora de Programas, Kim Callinan, como Directora Ejecutiva (CEO). Barbara Coombs…

Compassion & Choices today announced the promotion of its chief program officer, Kim Callinan, to chief executive officer (CEO). Barbara…

The following article appeared in Kaiser Health News on January 26, 2018:  When the end draws near, Dr. Roger Kligler,…

After many years of holding two titles at Compassion & Choices — president and chief executive officer — and guiding…

The following op-ed appeared in the New Jersey Record on January 14, 2018: With November’s elections behind us, the New…

The following op-ed appeared on MassLive.com on December 26, 2017: Before my son was born 17 years ago, I researched…

The following op-ed appeared in the Hill on December 25, 2017: In early November, doctors in Europe used gene therapy to…