Sacramento, Calif. July 11th, 2022 – More than 700 terminally ill Californians used the End of Life Option Act to die peacefully in 2021, according to a newly released report by the California Department of Public Health. This law allows terminally ill, mentally capable adults the option to request a medication they may decide […]
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Calif. Appeals Court Dismisses Lawsuit that Temporarily Suspended End of Life Option Act
Riverside, Calif. Nov. 4, 2021 – Compassion & Choices praised a California appeals court for dismissing a five-year-old lawsuit that resulted in a lower court temporarily suspending California’s End of Life Option Act in May 2018. The suspension resulted in a significant number of terminally ill Californians dying with needless suffering because they were unable […]
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California State Assembly Passes Bill to Improve End of Life Option Act
Compassion & Choices Action Network applauded the California State Assembly for passing Senate Bill 380 by a floor vote of 47-14. The bipartisan bill, co-authored by Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton) and Assemblymember Jim Wood (D-Santa Rosa), would improve access to the End of Life Option Act. The bill now moves to the California State […]
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Advocacy Group Applauds Senate Judiciary Committee for Passage of Legislation to Keep and Improve CA’s End of Life Option Act
Sacramento, CA, April 21, 2021 – Compassion & Choices Action Network applauded the California State Senate Judiciary Committee for their support in moving Senate Bill 380 out of committee and closer to passage. SB 380, co-authored by Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton) and Asm. Jim Wood (D-Santa Rosa), would improve access to the California End of Life Option Act and make it permanent. […]
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Actors Anna Camp, Joe Lo Truglio, Release Videos Urging Support to Keep and Improve California’s End of Life Option Act
Los Angeles, CA, March 22, 2021 – Actors Anna Camp and Joe Lo Truglio, who starred in the feature film “Here Awhile,” have partnered with Compassion & Choices Action Network to launch videos today urging Californians to urge their lawmakers to support Senate Bill 380 to improve access to the End of Life Option Act […]
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CA Court Rejects Group’s Motion to Vacate Its Ruling Voiding Medical Aid-in-Dying Law
Riverside, Calif. May 30, 2018 – A Riverside Superior Court rejected a motion filed by Compassion & Choices on behalf of a physician and two terminally ill adults urging the judge to “vacate” (i.e., cancel) his judgment last week invalidating the End of Life Option Act. However, the court judge, Daniel A. Ottolia, scheduled a […]
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Group Urges Calif. AG to File Immediate Appeal to Suspend Judgment Invalidating Medical Aid-in-Dying Law
Riverside, Calif. May 25, 2018 – Compassion & Choices urges the California attorney general to immediately file an appeal with a state appellate court to suspend a lower court judgment today invalidating the End of Life Option Act. Appealing the ruling filed last night by Riverside County Superior Court would preserve access to the law […]
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Group Praises Calif. AG for Emergency Request to Reverse Court Ruling to Invalidate Medical Aid-in-Dying Law
Riverside, Calif. May 22, 2018 – Compassion & Choices praised the California attorney general for filing an emergency request late Monday with the state court of appeals to reverse a lower court ruling to invalidate the End of Life Option Act. The End of Life Option Act remains in effect until further notice. Similar to […]
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California Court Rejects Suit to Block Medical Aid-in-Dying Law
Aug. 26, 2016 – Compassion & Choices praised a Riverside Superior Court decision today to reject a preliminary injunction motion that was filed to suspend the state’s new medical aid-in-dying law. However, the Riverside County Superior Court Judge Daniel A. Ottolia allowed the suit by the Life Legal Defense Foundation, American Academy of Medical Ethics […]