Compassionate Endings NJ

03/12/2025

It's always great to see celebrities support Medical Aid in Dying!

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s parents, Luis A. Miranda Jr. and Luz Towns-Miranda, have been together for 47 years. Originally from Puerto Rico, New York has been their home for decades—it’s where their friends, their community, and their lives are rooted. And it’s also the place where, hopefully many decades from now, they hope to have the right to a peaceful, dignified death.

“We want to continue having choices until it’s time to say farewell to our “seres queridos,” or loved ones.”

In their new op-ed in City & State, Luis and Luz make a powerful case for passing New York’s medical aid-in-dying law. Public support has risen to 70%, and major organizations, including the Medical Society of the State of New York, the New York State Academy of Family Physicians, and the New York State Bar Association, have all endorsed the bill and urged its passage. Now, they are calling on Governor Hochul to sign this legislation into law.

Read their thoughtful and passionate op-ed here: https://tinyurl.com/ms2229v6

Photo: Manoli Figetakis/Getty Images

27/11/2025

Happy Thanksgiving to all from Compassionate Endings NJ!

13/10/2025

I voted yes for every New Yorker who may one day face a terminal diagnosis and who deserves the ability to choose their own path.

13/10/2025

"I have great respect for people who don't want to pursue Medical Aid in Dying because of their personal, religious or moral convictions, but I'd also suggest that they shouldn't impose those personal religious or moral convictions on the rest of New York."

This week, dozens of Death with Dignity advocates gathered at the New York State Capitol, urging Governor Kathy Hochul to sign the Medical Aid in Dying Act into law. Bill sponsors Senator Brad Hoylman Sigel and Assemblymember Amy Paulin share their thoughts on the awaited decision in this CBS Albany article: https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/as-california-makes-medical-aid-in-dying-permanent-legislation-still-pending-in-new-york

22/08/2025

01/08/2025

Our President was featured in the below article from Death with Dignity.

They’re all part of the deeply personal, sometimes hilarious, stories Dr. Robin Plumer has witnessed caring for terminally ill patients at the end of life. With over 30 years of experience, Dr, Plumer has now devoted her practice entirely to Death with Dignity.

In honor of the six -year anniversary of New Jersey’s Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act, she shares powerful patient stories, advice for clinicians in newly authorized states, and reflections of the law’s impact. Read more on our blog: https://tinyurl.com/5etmevc6

14/07/2025

Check out this great interview with our President on her thoughts as a Medical Aid in Dying prescriber.

Dr. Plumer shares her thoughts on medical aid in dying as a NJ prescriber.

10/06/2025

03/04/2025

A very thoughtful interview with a geriatric physician with ALS and who is hoping NY will pass the MAID law

Dr. Boal shares how his experience as a geriatrician, and more recently as a newly diagnosed patient with ALS, has shaped his views on medical aid in dying.

13/03/2025

Don't miss this meeting on Medical Aid in Dying on April 3, 2025 at 12:00pm organized by the New Jersey Healthcare Quality Institute, featuring Compassionate Endings NJ!

Click the link below for the Zoom meeting registration.

In recognition of National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD), this special COYL Partner Meeting will focus on Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD) in New Jersey. New Jersey passed the MAiD law in 2019, becoming the 11th state to legalize medically assisted dying. Yet, even six years later, many, including heal...

30/01/2025

Part 2 of the documentary on MAID.

Ten states in the U.S. allow terminally ill patients to take medicine to end their lives, what is known as "Medical Aid in Dying," or MAID, and eight other states are contemplating similar laws. But there is opposition. Nikki Battiste explains.

29/01/2025

I’m honored to have been part of this documentary piece and to have known this generous and lovely family
Thank you to my colleagues at End of Life Choices NY (EOLCNY) who introduced me to the CBS producer. Hoping NY will soon pass their MAID law!

MAID is currently legal in 10 states and Washington, D.C., but eight other states are considering similar laws this year.