Jane Brody offers an informative review of the fascinating new book by critical care physician Dr. Laura Goitein, “The ICU Guide for Families:  Understanding Intensive Care and How You Can Support Your Loved One, in [...]

Dr. Daniela J. Lamas, a pulmonary and critical-care physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, has penned this profound essay discussing the realities of advance directives and end-of-life care, which appeared in the New [...]

We mourn the passing and celebrate the life of Desmond Tutu, Nobel laureate and former Anglican archbishop of South Africa, who did so much to ensure a peaceful end to apartheid and transition to democracy. [...]

The influential British publication "The Economist" had an informative and deeply positive article on November 13, 2021:  "In the West, assisted dying is rapidly becoming legal and accepted," with the subhead, "It is raising hard [...]

"A Fight To Die" is the title of a powerful article in Bloomberg Businessweek on December 17, 2021. The article focuses on Sandy Morris, terminally ill with ALS, who plans to use California's medical aid [...]

On October 28, 2021, Compassion & Choices filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the residency requirement of Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act.  The suit contends that the residency requirement violates the U.S. constitution's [...]

A November 5, 2021,  article in the San Jose Mercury News describes how a group of distinguished veterans are challenging restrictions that would force them to leave their homes to access California's Medical Aid In [...]

The following is from the Fall 2021 issue of Illinois Compassionate Quarterly, published on Dec. 13, 2021, by Compassion & Choices to its volunteers and supporters in Illinois. We won a big victory in California [...]

If you're considering hospice care for yourself or your loved one, be sure to check it out carefully beforehand.  There are good ones and not-so-good ones, as this article from the Dec. 21, 2021 Huffington [...]

We have lost a blessed person, Constance Ahrons, who wrote the book on how to get divorced without destroying your family … and she wanted it known that “[as] an active member of the Hemlock [...]

In her November 13th "The New Old Age" column, respected authority Paula Span writes of ongoing work to expand access and remove barriers to accessing medical aid in dying in the nine states with aid [...]