Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-12)

Published 04/16/2021

The Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-12) prohibits the use of Federal funds to provide or pay for any health care item or service, or health benefit coverage, for the purpose of causing, or assisting to cause, the death of any individual including mercy killing, euthanasia, or assisted suicide.


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