About one in five U.S. residents currently have a healthcare option that has for far too long been denied to the people of Connecticut: The chance to chart their own end-of-life journey, including the compassionate option of medical aid in dying.
Medical aid in dying allows terminally ill adults with six months or less to live the option to request and take medication prescribed by their doctor to end profound suffering. It is entirely optional for both the terminally ill person and the doctor, and it puts the patient in charge of what happens with their dying process.
Kim Hoffman spent the last months of her life as a terminal cancer patient working tirelessly to give Connecticuters the option to die a peaceful death. She is one of many terminally ill people who have advocated for medical aid in dying in Connecticut until their deaths.
Access to a peaceful death should not be determined by where you live. Take action today, and join the fight to allow terminally ill Illinois residents the opportunity to end their story on their terms.
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The Compassion & Choices family comprises two organizations: Compassion & Choices (the 501(c)(3)), whose focus is expanding access, public education and litigation; and Compassion & Choices Action Network (the 501(c)(4)), whose focus is legislative work at the federal and state levels. By submitting this form, you affirm your membership in the Compassion & Choices Action Network. Membership is open to anyone committed to advancing end-of-life options and is renewed annually through a donation or online action.Dear Lawmaker,
I am writing today to strongly support allowing access to medical aid in dying in Connecticut, an option that is already available in 14 other jurisdictions.
This practice allows terminally ill adults with six months or less left to live the option to request and take medication prescribed by their doctor to end profound suffering. It's entirely optional, and it gives patients autonomy, putting them in charge of requesting and taking the medication, with the ability to change their mind at any time.
Access to a peaceful death should not be determined by where you live. I pledge to support the people of Connecticut and fight to get them the chance to end their story on their terms.
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