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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox organization Compassion & Choices is a nonprofit organization in the United States working to improve patient autonomy and individual choice at the end of life, including access to medical aid in dying. Its primary function is advocating for and ensuring access to aid in dying.[1][2]

History

Compassion & Choices is the successor to the Hemlock Society,[3]Шаблон:Better source needed and Compassion In Dying Federation; the organizations merged in 2007. The organization has a staff of 80 people located across the country.Шаблон:Citation needed

The 2011 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury prize winner, How to Die in Oregon,[4] documented the work of Compassion & Choices of Oregon.[5]

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  2. The organization has worked for recognition of a difference between the terms "assisted suicide" and "legal physician aid in dying" in the criminal code. For example, Oregon law draws a distinction between "suicide" and "aid in dying" for criminal purposes. ORS 127.880 §3.14 [1][2]Шаблон:Cite webШаблон:Better source needed
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