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The Arc New York – One of the Leaders in Supporting New Yorkers with Disabilities – Supports Medical Aid in Dying

October 15, 2026

The Arc New York, one of the leading organizations serving New Yorkers with developmental disabilities, supports Medical Aid in Dying. The group’s Board of Governors has adopted a resolution that:…

Compassion Legal Files Motion to Intervene on behalf of four Illinois residents in a lawsuit seeking to invalidate Deb’s Law

August 25, 2026

The lawsuit, Payne v. Pritzker, aims to prevent the law from taking effect and these four residents seek to defend their right to end-of-life care Compassion Legal: The End-of-Life Justice…

Compassion Legal Files Motion to Intervene on behalf of four Illinois residents in a lawsuit seeking to invalidate Deb’s Law

August 25, 2026

The lawsuit, Payne v. Pritzker, aims to prevent the law from taking effect and these four residents seek to defend their right to end-of-life care Compassion Legal: The End-of-Life Justice…

Federal judge grants limited temporary restraining order requested by religious groups in lawsuit challenging Illinois’ medical aid-in-dying law

August 24, 2026

Deb’s Law to proceed and take effect Sept. 12, plaintiffs permitted exemption from compliance with law A federal judge today entered a limited temporary restraining order in a lawsuit filed…

Nation’s Largest End-of-Life Care Advocacy Organization Enthusiastically Endorses Sen. Blumenthal’s Bill to Improve End-of-Life Care

August 13, 2026

Compassion & Choices, which works to ensure that end-of-life care honors individual values and autonomy, today endorsed legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.lS. Representative Nanette Barragán…

Nation’s Largest End-of-Life Care Advocacy Organization Enthusiastically Endorses Sen. Blumenthal’s Bill to Improve End-of-Life Care

August 13, 2026

Compassion & Choices, which works to ensure that end-of-life care honors individual values and autonomy, today endorsed legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.lS. Representative Nanette Barragán…

Compassion Legal Applauds Win for Terminally Ill New Yorkers as Lawsuit Challenging End-of-Life Rights Is Dismissed

July 31, 2026

Ruling protects New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act and keeps law on track to take effect August 5 Compassion Legal: The End-of-Life Justice Center at Compassion & Choices today…

Compassion Legal Applauds Win for Terminally Ill New Yorkers as Lawsuit Challenging End-of-Life Rights Is Dismissed

July 31, 2026

Ruling protects New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act and keeps law on track to take effect August 5 Compassion Legal: The End-of-Life Justice Center at Compassion & Choices today…

End-of-Life Advocates Seek to Intervene in Lawsuit Challenging New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act

July 6, 2026

Compassion Legal and WilmerHale file motion on behalf of New Yorkers whose end-of-life options could be directly affected by lawsuit seeking to block the law from taking effect Compassion Legal:…