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US lawmakers urge stricter monitoring of medically assisted suicide in hospices
Published 9 July 2026 ยท health
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
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. Continue reading...
Published: July 10, 2026 โข 12:25 AM IST ยท Updated: July 10, 2026 โข 1:07 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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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.