Supreme Court Ruling A Defining Moment for Aid-in-dying Laws

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Supreme Court Ruling A Defining Moment for Aid-in-dying Laws


The US Supreme Court ruled today in favor of choice at the end of life.

In a 6 to 3 decision, the court ruled the Attorney General's attempt to intervene in
affairs of the state's aid-in-dying law exceeded his authority.




A Defining Moment

Compassion & Choices hails today's Supreme Court decision as a defining moment for
the choice in dying movement.

As the largest organization in the U.S. advocating for care and choice at the end of
life, Compassion & Choices took a major role in defense of Oregon's aid-in-dying law
in a legal battle that went all the way to the US Supreme Court. "We are delighted
with the Supreme Court's decision," says Compassion & Choices Co-CEO and President
Barbara Coombs Lee. "This victory would not have been possible without the
dedication and dolloars of our loyal supporters," she says.

"This is a watershed decision for freedom and democracy in the U.S.," says Barbara
Coombs Lee, Co-CEO and president of Compassion & Choices. "It reaffirms the
liberty, dignity and privacy Americans cherish."

"No government should threaten these rights nor usurp a state's power to meet the
needs of its dying citizens," she says.

For now Oregon's aid-in-dying law is safe. But Compassion & Choices' efforts have
just begun. We will defend any Congressional attack on the Oregon law while
aggressively pursuing similar legislation throughout the nation. Please join us in
our Compassion For a Nation campaign, an effort to ensure that every citizen in the
Union is able to exercise the same freedoms that Oregonians have.

We will not stop until all Americans can live and die as free people, in dignity and
according to their own values.

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Live Telephone Briefing

Please join us for a briefing on the Supreme Court's decision tomorrow, January 18
at 1 PM Pacific Time. Call 1.800.261.8738 to join this live teleconference. (Please
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last approximately 1 hour. After the briefing concludes we will post it on the
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