Guest Commentary | Give loved ones the gift of clarity, closure
May 20, 2019Compassion & Choices CEO Kim Callinan writes in an opinion piece for the Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette, “As baby boomers age, more…
Opinion: Catholic doctrine should not dictate Californians’ end-of-life care
May 10, 2019A recent survey published in JAMA Internal Medicine finds that the vast majority of religious hospitals in California have non-supportive…
Kim Callinan: The time will come for End of Life Option Act in Maryland
April 1, 2019Compassion & Choices CEO Kim Callinan wrote an op-ed published in the Capital Gazette. She said, “While the opposition’s antics…
End-of-Life option laws should avoid needless red tape
January 4, 2019Kim Callinan
This op-ed originally appeared in McKnight’s Long Term Care News State legislators are beginning to recognize that autonomy and expanded…
The Growing Acceptance of Medical Aid in Dying
November 26, 2018Kim Callinan
This piece was originally published in Governing on November 26, 2018. While expanding and protecting health care was the number-one issue…
A Fate Worse than Death
May 10, 2018Kim Callinan
This piece was originally published by The Illinois Times on May 10, 2018. My grandmother, whom we called “Nana,” always…
Heather wanted end-of-life options. We collectively failed her.
March 15, 2018By Kim Callinan
The following op-ed appeared in the Delaware News Journal on March 15, 2018 On Saturday, I got the news that…
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…
New Jersey has failed dying Americans
January 14, 2018By Kim Callinan
The following op-ed appeared in the New Jersey Record on January 14, 2018: With November’s elections behind us, the New…
People should have choices as their life is ending
December 26, 2017By Kim Callinan
The following op-ed appeared on MassLive.com on December 26, 2017: Before my son was born 17 years ago, I researched…
Allow modern medicine to relieve agonizing end-of-life experiences
December 25, 2017By Kim Callinan
The following op-ed appeared in the Hill on December 25, 2017: In early November, doctors in Europe used gene therapy to…
Language matters in medical aid in dying debate
November 27, 2017By Kim Callinan
The following op-ed appeared in the Denver Post on November 27, 2017: As I travel the country advocating for passage…
Congress, get it right for dying Americans
July 27, 2017By Kim Callinan
The following op-ed appeared on CNN.com on July 27, 2017: If you’re a legislator trying to repeal a health care…
A Call To The Palliative Care Community For A Patient-Centered Response To Medical Aid In Dying
June 7, 2017By Barbara Coombs Lee, President and CEO, Kim Callinan, Chief Program Officer, Compassion & Choices
This piece originally appeared on the March 15, 2017 Health Affairs Blog During the past 20 years, the end-of-life care community…
Medical aid in dying: A hallmark of patient-centered care
November 22, 2016By Barbara Coombs Lee and Kim Callinan
The following op-ed appeared in the Hill on November 22, 2016: There is one thing the national election did not…
The Key to Victory on Yes on Colorado End-of-Life Options Initiative
November 8, 2016By Kim Callinan
Thirteen months, ago on October 5, 2015, advocates for expanding end-of-life options celebrated a historic win. California Governor Jerry Brown…
5 questions to ask about end-of-life care
June 9, 2016By Kim Callinan and Brad Stuart
The following op-ed appeared in the Courier Post on June 9, 2016: By 2030, an estimated 72 million Americans, one-fifth…
Callinan and Crowley: The Care Planning Act Could Help Cancer Patients
June 1, 2016Compassion & Choices Chief Program Officer Kim Callinan and Media Relations Director Sean Crowley wrote a piece published in The Augusta…
Advance directives are only a first step
March 27, 2016By Kim Callinan
The following op-ed appeared in the Virginian-Pilot on March 27, 2016: MY GRANDMOTHER died feeling betrayed, frightened and utterly powerless…
Reforming our end-of-life healthcare system
March 25, 2016Take a look at this recent piece in The Hill written by Compassion & Choices President Barbara Coombs Lee and Chief…
The Inside Scoop: Federal Policy on Advanced Illness and End-of-Life Care
February 29, 2016By Kim Callinan and Mark Dann
In 2015, our nation saw progress on the federal policy front as it relates to improving care and expanding choice…
End-of-Life Care: Are We Ready for Real Reform
January 28, 2016By Kim Callinan
Over the past several decades, our unprecedented medical advances have outpaced our progress in ensuring that people with advanced illnesses…
