Ana’s mother, Kate Gessner, was recently shocked to discover that the plaintiffs in the case, including Patients Rights Action Fund, are misstating her daughter’s information to try to overturn Colorado’s medical aid-in-dying law.
United States Magistrate Judge Scott Varholak issued a Recommendation on Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging Colorado’s medical aid-in-dying law, United Spinal v. Colorado, that the Plaintiffs’ claims be dismissed and the pending Motion to Intervene be denied without prejudice. The Magistrate Judge concluded that the Plaintiffs lack standing because none can demonstrate an actual, concrete,…
On April 1 , Compassion Legal: The End-of-Life Justice Center at Compassion & Choices, along with Ryan Chabot of WilmerHale, filed an amicus brief in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of two Delaware end-of-life advocates and Compassion & Choices Action Network (the Action Network) seeking to protect Delaware’s medical aid-in-dying law. The…
A new study published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society suggests an encouraging shift towards greater patient-directed care in the United States. Researchers analyzed data from more than 10 million Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older who were admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) between 2011 and 2023. They found that over…
By Maria Otero, director of priority populations at Compassion & Choices On a small island in the Samoan archipelago, a movement for healing and empowerment has been taking root. Local leaders and advocates Ipu Lefiti and Chief Leuga Leiataua have been working for years to address community concerns related to justice and health, guided by…
By Kevin Díaz, President & CEO In 2013, one year before I started working at Compassion & Choices, Barbara Mancini made headlines. Barbara, a Pennsylvania nurse, was caring for her 93-year-old father while he was on hospice. When he asked for his legally prescribed morphine, she handed the bottle to him as usual. Instead of…
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