Compassion & Choices

MONTANA: third state with "legalised" physicians aid in dying

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.

USA Washington state reports on first nine months of their DWD Act (2009)

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.

USA: with Montana now three States providing legal aid-in-dying

  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

USA Symposium on End-of-life advocacy

September 21, 2009: On 13 and 14 October, 2009,  Compassion & Choices is proud to present the

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