This article originally appeared in the New York Times on February 24, 2017 Ever since President Trump nominated Judge Neil M. Gorsuch to fill the empty seat on the Supreme Court, interested parties have been combing through his writings and appellate court rulings looking for signs and portents. If he’s confirmed, how might Judge Gorsuch…

This article originally appeared in the New York Times on February 24, 2017 Ever since President Trump nominated Judge Neil M. Gorsuch to fill the empty seat on the Supreme Court, interested parties have been combing through his writings and appellate court rulings looking for signs and portents. If he’s confirmed, how might Judge Gorsuch…

Compassion & Choices concluded today that Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation of his opposition in his book to medical aid in dying during his Senate hearings disqualifies him on this issue for the nation’s highest court. Medical aid in dying is authorized in Judge Gorsuch’s home state of Colorado, California, the District of…

Compassion & Choices today urged senators from the six states where medical aid in dying is authorized to vote to reject Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch because he failed to renounce his opposition to this end-of-life option during his confirmation hearings. The full Senate is expected to vote whether to confirm Judge Gorsuch by…

The nation’s leading end-of-life choice advocacy organization, Compassion & Choices, warned that Senate confirmation of President Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Neil Gorsuch, could seriously weaken the right of individuals to make their own personal healthcare decisions. Judge Gorsuch opposes medical aid in dying as an option for mentally capable, terminally ill…

The following article appeared in the Washington Times on February 23, 2017: Supporters of physician-assisted suicide say their efforts compare favorably with movements for same-sex marriage, medical marijuana and other social issues that scored major political victories in short order. And that trend will continue to accelerate as more states take up the issue, says…

We sent the following email, part of a monthly series, to our Doctors for Dignity last week: Hearings on U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch begin on March 20. Author of The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia, Mr. Gorsuch has spent much of his career arguing against legalizing medical aid in dying based on…

The District of Columbia’s medical aid-in-dying bill, the D.C. Death with Dignity Act, took effect Feb. 18 when opponents failed to get the support necessary in Congress to stop the bill from becoming law. The Death with Dignity Act was transmitted by the D.C. Council to the House and Senate on Jan. 6 for a…