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…
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…
NJ: Ask Chairman Conaway for a Vote on Medical Aid-in-Dying Legislation
August 26, 2016Ethan Andersen, NJ Field Director, Compassion & Choices
We sent this message to our NJ supporters this week: Friend, I’ve got some great news! More than 250 supporters…
NJ: Tell your senator to co-sponsor the Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act
August 9, 2016Ethan Andersen, NJ Field Director, Compassion & Choices
Compassion & Choices New Jersey supporters received this email last week: I’m writing with some great news: Sen. Nicholas Scutari…
Volunteer Spotlight: Barbara Davis
October 15, 2015Barbara Davis of Newark wanted to get involved with the New Jersey chapter of Compassion & Choices after witnessing her…
Volunteer Spotlight: Rev. Gillian McAllister
August 14, 2015Lifelong New Jerseyan Reverend Gillian McAllister, a nondenominational minister since the ‘90s, “really wanted to get involved in something that…
Death with Dignity Option Wins in Watershed Assembly Vote
November 13, 2014November 13, 2014 (Trenton, NJ) – In a move that brings the people of New Jersey one step closer to having…
Volunteer Spotlight: Shoshana Osofsky
October 9, 2014“As a kid I was afraid of death, really afraid,” says New Jersey volunteer Shoshana Osofsky. “I used to be…
