Lankford Proposes Expanded Hospice Oversight Related to Assisted Suicide

Bipartisan Call for Federal Oversight over Hospice Assisted Suicides

For too long, assisted suicide has been viewed by the public with little skepticism and repeatedly boosted and normalized in the media.

RFK Jr. must protect people from assisted suicide, bipartisan letter warns

RFK Jr. must act to protect people from being coerced into assisted suicide, according to a bipartisan congressional letter. Signers include Senators James Lankford and Tim Kaine.

Senators Call on HHS to Monitor Programs That Kill People Through ‘Assisted Suicide’

(WND)—Two senators, a Republican and a Democrat, have written to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asking

Senators call on HHS to monitor programs that kill people through ‘assisted suicide’

Source link Two senators, a Republican and a Democrat, have written to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asking for the federal government to monitor programs that kill people through “assisted suicide.” The concerns they have include that such programs be “free of coercion and discrimination.” Worries about “coercion” in assisted suicide programs

Senators Want HHS to Monitor Assisted Suicides in 13 States

US Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) sent a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. urging HHS and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish reporting requirements in the hospice program to monitor physician-assisted suicide for discrimination against individuals with disabilities, older […] The post Senators Want HHS to Monitor Assisted Suicides in …

Oversight Needed on Physician-Assisted Suicide for Hospice Patients, Lawmakers Say

(MedPage Today) -- When it comes to the use of physician-assisted suicide for hospice patients, more guardrails are needed to avoid discrimination against the vulnerable and disabled, several members of Congress told the Trump administration....