The Virginia Legislature will soon consider legislation that will enable cognitively competent residents, suffering in the ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul is poised to sign the Medical Aid in Dying Act once the Legislature irons out a few amendments she is ...

Illinois will legalize Medical Aid in Dying this September under Deb's law, raising questions about access and training.

At 17, when her mother died of cancer, Callie Riley wished talking about the end of life wasn’t taboo in her family. Now, as an adult working as the regional advocacy director for Compassion and ...

New York will be the 13th state to allow terminally ill people to end their life, creating an unusual coalition in opposition.

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to happen — it’s not.” — Dr. Seuss in The Lorax The time to ...

After being diagnosed with ALS, Dr. Jeremy Boal was devastated by the thought of a death that would “drag out” over several ...

A physician with ALS explains how medical aid in dying—often called assisted suicide—gave him peace and control at the end of ...

The state’s new “medical aid in dying” law has County Coroner Kim Rhodes questioning what happens to unused life-ending ...

Gov. JB Pritzker's decision to sign into law Senate Bill 1950, known as the End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act, was reported Dec. 13 in The Pantagraph. It was written by Maggie ...

On the occasion of the New York State Bar Association’s 150th anniversary, from Jan. 13 to Jan. 16, 2026, members present insights, developments, and innovative perspectives shaping the future of the ...

On December 17, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that a deal was reached with lawmakers to move forward with signing the Medical Aid in Dying Act into law. Hochul’s announcement paves the way for ...