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End-of-Life Care Advocacy Group Announces Recipient of Annual Rev. Dr. Paul Smith Award  

Feb 16, 2022

Today, Compassion & Choices announced Rev. Madison Shockley will receive the Rev. Dr. Paul Smith Award, named in honor of civil rights leade...

Federal Brief Claims Regulating Death Doulas as Funeral Directors Violates First Amendment Free Speech Right  

Nov 22, 2021

Compassion & Choices filed an amicus brief in federal court late Friday in support of a lawsuit to protect the First Amendment free speech r...

Informe Federal Afirma Que la Regulación de Doulas para la Muerte Como Directoras de Funerarias Violan Derechos de Libertad de Expresión de la Primera Enmienda  

Nov 22, 2021

Compassion & Choices presentó hoy un escrito de amicus ante un tribunal federal, en apoyo de una demanda para proteger los derechos d...

Calif. Appeals Court Dismisses Lawsuit that Temporarily Suspended End of Life Option Act  

Nov 4, 2021

Compassion & Choices praised a California appeals court for dismissing a five-year-old lawsuit that resulted in a lower court temporarily su...

Tribunal de Apelaciones de California Desestima Demanda que Suspendió Temporalmente el End of Life Option Act  

Nov 4, 2021

Compassion & Choices elogió hoy a un tribunal de apelaciones de California por desestimar una demanda de cinco años, resultand...

Gobernador Newsom Elogiado por Firmar Medida que Mejora Ley de Opción de Fin de Vida Durante el Sexto Anirversario de la Ley  

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Compassion & Choices Action Network elogió hoy al Gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, por firmar la SB 380 o Medida de Ley 3...

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