April 19, 2010: Because of the ruling of the Montana Supreme Court in Baxter vs Montana, physician assisted suicide (PAS) is now openly allowed in Montana. The ruling read that nothing in Montana Law is preventing PAS and that therefore "it is not illegal". This makes Montana actually the third USA State where PAS may be practiced.
March 6, 2010: Washinton state publishes its first numbers on the now one year old DWD Act, started on March 5, 2009. 63 Terminally ill Washingtonians used the act in the first nine months to procure a prescription, only 36 actually died after ingestion. This was rfeported at a C&C Conference organised for the first birthday of the act.
February 18, 2010: Because of a ruling by the Montana Supreme Court in January 2010 - following the 2008 verdict of Montana District Court Judge Dorothy McCarter - saying that "nothing in state law prevents patients from seeking physician-assisted suicide", now three States (Oregon, Washington and Montana) provide its residents with legal aid-in-dying
September 21, 2009: On 13 and 14 October, 2009, Compassion & Choices is proud to present the