Compassion & Choices
Compassion & Choices (which was created by the merger of the Hemlock Society, briefly named End of Life Choices, with Compassion In Dying) is a nonprofit organization in the United States working to improve patients' rights and choices at the end of life. Its primary though not sole function is advocacy for and ensuring access to end-of-life options
With approximately 40,000 supporters and 60 chapters, it is the largest organization of its kind in the United States.
Read more about Compassion & Choices: Terminally Ill Patient Services, Legal Work, History and Organization, Controversy
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