H. R. 8137 aims to create an exception to the restrictions in the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997 for states that allow medical aid-in-dying. This bill acknowledges medical aid-in-dying as a legitimate medical practice for terminally ill adults who choose to...
Simple Explanation
H. R. 8137 is about changing a rule so that in some states, doctors can help very sick people who want to die peacefully without breaking any laws. Starting in 2025, this would let these states give information and help to those people.