To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting any law to permit euthanasia and assisted suicide in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
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- Veterans$5,099k
- Progressive Groups$100k
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Plain-English Summary
This bill would prevent Washington, D.C.'s city council from legalizing euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide, overriding local authority on this medical and end-of-life care issue. The measure would restrict D.C. residents' ability to access these practices even if the city government wanted to permit them, affecting patients, doctors, and local policymaking in the nation's capital.
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