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Supporting one another and holding fast to the goodness of our work will keep us moving toward a world in which everyone’s right to a self-directed end-of-life journey is recognized.

Al’s involvement with Compassion & Choices was deeply personal. After caring for his mother at home during hospice and later losing his brother to COVID-19, he became committed to helping others navigate end-of-life planning.

Lifelong New Jerseyan Reverend Gillian McAllister, a nondenominational minister since the ‘90s, died on March 2, 2025 in Delaware. She was instrumental in passing the New Jersey medical aid-in-dying law, although she was unable to use it herself at the end of her life. 

The Montana legislature is dangerously close to making the state the first in the nation to revoke the right to medical aid in dying, stripping terminally ill residents of an option they have had for 15 years.

In Focus- March 2025 Newsletter Each of us will one day face the end of life—whether it’s our own, a loved one’s, or a close friend’s. Far too often, our healthcare system denies that death is inevitable or fails to respect people’s right to make their own informed decisions about how they want to live…

On March 19, the Delaware House of Representatives passed the Ron Silverio/Heather Block Delaware End-of-Life Options Act (HB 140) by a 21-17 vote. This marks only the second time the bill has passed the House since it was first introduced over a decade ago. It now moves to the Senate for consideration, where a vote is expected in the coming weeks.

A recent article from HealthDay highlights a concerning trend: many individuals with advanced cancer are underutilizing palliative care and hospice, despite the evidence that these services can significantly improve symptom management and enhance quality of life.

Our greatest hope is that Miss Norma’s story will help other families have an easier time broaching this difficult subject.

Compassion & Choices Action Network Massachusetts y voluntarios del End of Life Options Coalition MA., hicieron un llamado a legisladores de Massachusetts para que se autorice el End of Life Options Act (S1486/H2505).