Compassion & Choices improves care, expands options and empowers everyone to chart their end-of-life journey. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We work across the nation in communities, state legislatures, Congress, courts and medical settings to:

• Educate the public about the importance of documenting end-of-life values and priorities and about the full range of available options.
• Empower every individual with achievable options, authoritative information and constructive advice for guiding their care and engaging with their providers.
• Advocate for expanded choices, secure and ready access to them and improved medical practice that puts patients first and values quality of life in treatment plans for terminal illness.
• Defend existing end-of-life options from efforts to restrict access.