Bipartisan group warns HHS that older adults and people with disabilities risk being pressured to end their lives
Lawmakers urged the Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, on Thursday to establish strict hospice reporting rules to prevent discrimination and coercion in medically assisted suicide.
The bipartisan group of members of Congress warned that older adults, people with disabilities, or those with disaffected caregivers face a particular risk of being pressured to end their lives.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Coral Murphy Marcos.
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