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Our chapter has a long history of involvement to secure the rights of terminally ill patients to make end-of-life decisions. In 1991 we incorporated as the Hemlock Society of Colorado, and more recently had become End-of-Life Choices, Colorado. Our Chapter has just become Compassion and Choices of Colorado when we affiliated with the national organization, Compassion and Choices. We publish a quarterly newsletter and hold educational meetings for our members and visitors. Our speakers are highly regarded nationally, and are excellent and most interesting communicators.
Recently our chapter was instrumental as part of a coalition of health care professionals and legislators in getting Bill 102 passed and signed by Governor Owens. This bill protects doctors and professional caregivers from being prosecuted under the Colorado manslaughter law for giving palliative care to the terminally ill.
At our May 12th membership meeting, we were privileged to have Jon Eisenberg, one of the attorneys arguing for Terri Schiavo's right to die, as our speaker. He is the author of Using Terri: The Religious Right's Conspiracy to Take Away our Rights.
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PO Box 101824
Denver, CO 80250-1824
Phone: 303-757-3001
If you would like to speak to a client support counselor please call 800.247.7421 |
