A Hospice's True Purpose: Compassion or Coercion? A recent bipartisan letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from lawmakers highlights a disturbing trend in end of life care.
The letter urges stricter monitoring of medically assisted suicide in hospices, not just as a call for more regulation but also as a cry for a fundamental shift in understanding what it means to provide compassionate care.
The bipartisan group, led by Republican Senator James Lankford and Democratic Senator Tim Kaine, has raised valid concerns about the risks faced by vulnerable populations: older adults, people with disabilities, and those with disaffected caregivers.