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Family of Colorado Woman Says Anti–Aid-in-Dying Lawsuit Is Misusing Their Daughter’s Story

April 10, 2026

The family of a deceased woman, Ana Nelson, whose story is featured on the End Assisted Suicide web page and in the United Spinal v. Colorado medical aid in dying…

Magistrate Judge Recommends Dismissal of Challenge to Colorado’s Medical Aid-in-Dying Law for Lack of Standing

April 3, 2026

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…

End-of-Life Advocates File Amicus Brief in Medical Aid-in-Dying Lawsuit at the Third Circuit

April 3, 2026

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…

End-of-Life Advocates File Amicus Brief in Medical Aid-in-Dying Lawsuit at the Third Circuit

April 3, 2026

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…

Lawsuit seeks damages from hospital that did not abide by advance healthcare directive

February 17, 2026

On February 12, 2026, the Estate of Sarah Marie Cooper (“Marie”) filed a lawsuit against West Virginia University and J.W. Ruby Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia in the Monongalia County…

Kevin Díaz, President & CEO of Compassion & Choices and Compassion & Choices Action Network, Named to TIME’S 2026 TIME100 Health List of the World’s Most Influential Leaders in Health

February 11, 2026

TIME has named Kevin Díaz, President & CEO of Compassion & Choices and Compassion & Choices Action Network (the Action Network), to the 2026 TIME100 Health List of the World’s…

New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act Signed into Law

February 6, 2026

New York Becomes 13th State & 14th Jurisdiction to Authorize MAiD; Law Takes Effect August 5, 2026 Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Medical Aid in Dying Act (A.136/S.138, Chapter 714…

Compassion Legal Files Amicus Brief Challenging Abortion Ruling in Tennessee

February 5, 2026

Compassion Legal: The End-of-Life Justice Center at Compassion & Choices, along with their pro bono partners at Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison, filed an amicus brief on February 4 in…

End-of-Life Advocates File Motion to Intervene in Medical Aid-in-Dying Lawsuit at the Third Circuit

February 2, 2026

On January 29, Compassion Legal: The End-of-Life Justice Center at Compassion & Choices, along with Ryan Chabot of WilmerHale, filed a motion to intervene in the Third Circuit Court of…