This concurrent resolution states Congress's view that the federal government should support access to medical care, including palliative, in-home, and hospice care, for people nearing the end of life. It also says the federal government should not support or encourage suicide or assisted suicide. The resolution would express Congress's position; the text does not set new legal requirements. It was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
The resolution states a federal policy position but does not describe changes to individual health care services or rights.
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The resolution argues that assisted suicide may put vulnerable people at risk and that care options, including hospice and palliative care, should be available to people facing the end of life.
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