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Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-12 [H.R. 1003]).

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First Region

United States of America
Medical care and sickness benefit
1997-04-30
National
Law, Act

Second Region

Prohibits the use of Federal funds to pay for services which relate to assisted suicide, mercy killing, or euthanasia. Also prohibits the use of Federal funds for advocacy or legal activities which support assisted suicide. Section 7 specifies that Medicare and Medicaid rules pertaining to advance directives would not require a health care provider or organization to inform or counsel any individual about assisted suicide. Furthermore, this section clarifies that Federal law does not require providers or organizations to follow the provisions of an advance directive which directs the purposeful causing of death.

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    Date of entry into force
    1997-04-30
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Serial region

    Serial title
    United States Code Congressional and Administrative News
    Date
    1997-06
    Number
    No. 4
    Page range
    pp. 111 STAT. 23-30