Legislation 2011: Moving Forward to Improve Care and Expand Choices
NY's Palliative Care Information Act
Major Victory for Patients at End of Life
New Board President of C&CNY
A Discussion about Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking

Consumers Of Catholic Healthcare, Be Aware
Baxter, Et Al V. Montana: Victory For Patients, Families And Physicians In Montana!
Family Health Care Decisions Act Signed Into Law
C&CNY Holds Meetings At All Souls Unitarian Church
“Stories From The Bedside: End-of-Life Conversations, Choices & Planning” A Huge Success
Schwarz Is Keynoter At Nurse’s Conference; Lectures Lawyers And Nurses
Leven Educates Professionals And Students

Board Welcomes Two New Members
Leeman Article Published In Psychosomatics
Year-end Appeal: Please Contribute Generously
C&C’s Prominence Expands
Schwarz Article Published In American Journal Of Nursing
Connecticut Doctors, C&C File Lawsuit
Study On Mental Health Effects Released
Legislation Moving Toward Enactment

Leven Lecturing To Professionals & Students
Schwarz Speaks To Health Care Professionals
Leven Playing Leadership Role On Legislation
End-of-life Discussions Related To Less Aggressive Care, Earlier Hospice Referral
American Public Health Association Approves Policy
Coombs Lee Speaks At Mt. Sinai Medical Center
Archives Of Internal Medicine Looks At End-of-life
AMA Adopts Pallative Sedation Policy

Message from the Executive Director
Right to Know Act signed into law in California
Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) now approved statewide for NY
Dr. Muller gives talk at Mount Sinai Medical Center
Dr. Schwarz is published in the American Journal of Nursing
Leven speaks at American Association of Justice conference
Leven and Schwarz speaking out
Montana court hears terminally ill patients' landmark lawsuit seeking right to death with dignity
Washington voters approve Death With Dignity Act
American College of Legal Medicine adopts policy supporting aid in dying

January 22, 2012

Health Care and End-of-Life Decision Making in New York-- Having Your Health Care Wishes Respected

Time: 10:15 AM
Ethical Culture Society of Westchester
7 Saxon Woods Rd
White Plains, NY

David Leven, Executive Director, Compassion & Choices of New York, will make this presentation.

January 23, 2012

Palliative Care and End-of-Life Legislation in New York

Time: 6:00PM
New York City Bar Association, Bio-Ethics Committee Meeting
42 W. 44 th St.
New York, NY

David Leven, Executive Director, Compassion & Choices of New York, will make this presentation.