"I want to thank Compassion & Choices, which organized our D.C. grassroots supporters, without whom we could not have passed this bill. They articulated the urgent need for terminally ill residents to have the end-of-life care option of medical aid in dying. This law is designed to keep the government from taking away people’s freedom and liberty to make these fundamentally personal decisions in consultation with their family, physician and spiritual advisors."
Mary Cheh, D.C. Councilmember and author of the Death with Dignity Bill
Thousands of volunteer advocates and educators are mobilized in every state in the nation. They work with Compassion & Choices to change federal policy to improve care and expand choice, enact and implement state medical aid-in-dying laws and help patients and their loved ones advocate for care that is consistent with their values and priorities.
