Medical aid in dying is an end-of-life healthcare option in which a mentally capable, terminally ill adult may request a prescription from their healthcare provider for a medication they can choose to ingest to die peacefully.
There is a place for you in this movement and every action matters. Advocates, donors, and champions have all played a role in authorizing medical aid in dying to states across the country. Here is how you can get involved:
Compassion Legal is your legal partner in navigating the final stages of life. No one should have to fight alone for the care they want, need, and deserve. Our team has helped families access medical aid in dying, resolve advance directive violations, and defend personal healthcare decisions from outside interference.
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Medical aid in dying is for people who are already dying. It is a lawful medical option for qualified adults with a terminal illness, a prognosis of six months or less to live, who can make their own healthcare decisions and have the ability to take the medication themselves.
Medical aid in dying is not suicide or euthanasia. Compassion & Choices supports people seeking information about lawful end-of-life care options in the United States. We do not provide instructions or guidance for ending your life outside supportive medical care.
If you are feeling overwhelmed, in crisis, or thinking about suicide, help is available right now. You are not alone, and your pain deserves care. Call 988, text 988, or chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at https://988lifeline.org/chat/
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