The Daily Journal: Dying patients deserve to use NJ aid-in-dying law, state says in arguing against lawsuit
March 25, 2020An excerpt from The News Journal article, “Dying patients deserve to use NJ aid-in-dying law, state says in arguing against…
ROI-NJ: A day like no other: The first time I helped one of my patients die
February 18, 2020An excerpt from ROI-NJ‘s article, “A day like no other: The first time I helped one of my patients die,”…
Editorial Support for Reinstating New Jersey’s Medical Aid-in-Dying Law after Brief Suspension
September 10, 2019By Alyson Lynch, Communications Associate, Compassion & Choices
On Aug. 8, one week after the New Jersey’s Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act took effect…
Group Praises Ruling Overturning Suspension of NJ Aid-in-Dying Law
August 27, 2019Compassion & Choices praised a New Jersey appellate court today for overturning a superior court’s temporary restraining order that had…
Advocacy Group Urges Opponents to Drop Lawsuit, Legislation to Overturn NJ Medical Aid-in-Dying Law
August 19, 2019Compassion & Choices urged a lone physician who has filed a lawsuit to overturn New Jersey’s medical aid-in-dying law and…
Defending Medical Aid in Dying in New Jersey
August 16, 2019
Advocacy Group Vows to Overturn NJ Ruling Temporarily Suspending Aid-in-Dying Law
August 15, 2019Compassion & Choices is vowing to overturn a New Jersey judge’s ruling temporarily suspending the implementation of the state’s new…
Grupo de Defensa Se Compromete a Revocar Fallo Que Suspende Temporalmente Ley De Ayuda Médica Para Morir de Nueva Jersey
August 15, 2019Compassion & Choices se compromete a revocar el fallo de un juez de Nueva Jersey que dictaminó la suspensión de…
Group Releases Education Video, Online Tools about NJ Medical Aid-in-Dying Law That Takes Effect Today
August 1, 2019Compassion & Choices released a new video today to educate New Jerseyans about the Medical Aid in Dying for the…
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…
NJ Governor Applauded for Signing Historic Aid-in-Dying Bill into Law by Advocates
April 12, 2019New Jerseyans with terminal or life-shortening diseases and family members whose loved ones needlessly died in agony applauded Governor Phil…
Gobernador de Nueva Jersey es Aplaudido Al Firmar Propuesta en Ley Histórica de Ayuda Médica Para Morir
April 12, 2019Los enfermos terminales de Nueva Jersey y personas con enfermedades que acortan la vida, así como los familiares cuyos seres…
Compassion & Choices Praises Governor Murphy for Prompt Decision to Sign Aid in Dying Bill
March 25, 2019“We are thrilled that Governor Murphy promptly promised to sign the Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act,” said Kim Callinan,…
Asamblea y Senado de Nueva Jersey Aprueba Medida “Ayuda para Morir”, Tras 7 Años de Debate
March 25, 2019Los residentes de New Jersey con enfermedades terminales o pocos días de vida y Compassion & Choices elogiaron a la…
NJ Assembly, Senate Pass Aid in Dying Bill After Nearly 7 Years of Debate
March 25, 2019New Jerseyans with terminal or life-shortening diseases and Compassion & Choices praised the state Assembly and Senate for passing the…
New Jersey newspapers have published 18 opinion pieces urging state lawmakers to aid in dying bill in last year!
March 19, 2019By Compassion & Choices Senior National Media Relations Director Sean Crowley
New Jersey newspapers have now published 18 columns, editorials and opeds since last March urging the state legislature to pass…
New Jerseyans with Life-Shortening Diseases Praise Senate Committee for Approving Aid in Dying Bill
February 7, 2019New Jerseyans with life-shortening or terminal diseases and others who watched loved ones die in agony praised the Senate Health…
New Jerseyans with Life-Shortening Diseases Praise Senate Committee Chairman for Scheduling Vote on Aid in Dying Bill
February 1, 2019New Jerseyans with life-shortening or terminal diseases and others who watched loved ones die in agony praised state Senator Joseph…
End-of-Life Care Group Praises Report by NJ Gov. Advisory Council on End-of-Life Care
November 27, 2018Compassion & Choices today praised a new report by the New Jersey Governor’s Advisory Council on End-of-Life Care, noting that…
Group Releases 2nd Video for Digital Ad Campaign to Pass NJ Aid-in-Dying Bill by Year’s End
November 13, 2018Compassion & Choices today released its second video in a digital video ad campaign featuring passionate advocates of New Jersey’s…
New Jersey Voters, Newspapers Urge Legislature to Pass Medical Aid-in-Dying Law Now!
September 14, 2018Alyson Lynch, Communications Associate, Compassion & Choices
Starting Sept. 27, when the New Jersey Assembly returns to Trenton for its first of 3 voting days before the…
Compassion & Choices Presents Hundreds of Petition Signatures in Support of New Jersey’s Medical Aid-in-Dying Bill to Governor Murphy
February 8, 2018Compassion & Choices was joined by advocates, supporters and family members of deceased, terminally Ill New Jerseyans, in presenting over…
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…
NorthJersey.com: “Opinion: New Jersey has failed dying Americans”
January 14, 2018Kim Callinan
With November’s elections behind us, the New Jersey’s new governor, Phil Murphy, and the Legislature are in a unique position…
NJ Senate Committee Approves Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act
November 3, 2016(Trenton, NJ – Nov. 3, 2016) The New Jersey State Senate’s Health Committee today approved a bill for full Senate…
New Jersey Assembly Approves Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act
October 20, 2016The New Jersey State Assembly today approved the Aid in Dying for the Terminally Act (A2451), which would make medical…
NJ: Aid in Dying Act passes key committee vote
October 11, 2016We sent the following message to our New Jersey supporters this week: Friend, I’m writing with great news: yesterday, the…
