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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Coral Murphy Marcos

US lawmakers urge stricter monitoring of medically assisted suicide in hospices

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The secretary of health and human services, Robert F Kennedy Jr. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP

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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