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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 
addition to ! ,committees on ,ways &    
,means1 ! ,judici>y1 ,education & !     
,work=ce1 ,ov]sight & ,acc\ntability1   
,natural ,res\rces1 & ,=eign ,affairs1 =
 a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! 
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
provide = an exception to ! re/rictions 
describ$ 9 ! ,assi/$ ,suicide ,fund+    
,re/riction ,act ( #aiig ) respect to   
c]ta9 ,/ates4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,pati5t ,access to ,end
 ( ,life ,c>e ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s         
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,m$ical   
aid-9-dy+ is a m$ical practice 9 :i* a  
m5tally capable1 t]m9ally ill adult )   
less ?an six mon?s to live reque/s a    
prescription f _! qualifi$ cl9ician =   

m$ication to br+ ab\t a peaceful dea? to
 +e/ at any po9t if _! suff]+ becomes   
unbe>able4  7#b7 ,m$ical aid-9-dy+1 an  
au?oriz$ m$ical practice1 is n          
eu?anasia1 m]cy kill+1 or assi/$        
suicide4  7#c7 ,oregon 0 ! fir/         
jurisdiction to au?orize m$ical         
aid-9-dy+ ?r\gh a #aiid ballot          
initiative4 ,oregon's ,dea? ,) ,dignity 
,act 0 (ficially implem5t$ 9 #aiig4     
7#d7 ,subsequ5tly1 ,congress pass$ !    
,assi/$ ,suicide ,fund+ ,re/riction ,act
 ( #aiig :i*1 z ,f$]al lawmak]s int]pret
 x1 prev5ts any ,f$]al money f be+ us$  
to help t]m9ally ill pati5ts :o want    
m$ical aid-9-dy+1 su* z vet]ans & o!r   
vuln]able populations4  7#e7 ,s9ce !n1  
#aa jurisdictions h adopt$ m$ical       
aid-9-dy+ laws3 ,cali=nia1 ,colorado1   
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ,hawaii1 ,ma9e1   
,montana 7via a ,/ate ,supreme ,c\rt    
rul+71 ,new ,j]sey1 ,new ,mexico1       
,oregon1 ,v]mont1 & ,wa%+ton 7#a 9 #e   
resid5ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates74  #c4       
,exception to re/rictions describ$ 9 !  

,assi/$ ,suicide ,fund+ ,re/riction ,act
 ( #aiig ,beg9n+ ,janu>y #a1 #bjbe1 9 ! 
case ( a ,/ate t p]mits m$ical aid-9-dy+
 programs 79 accordance ) ! laws ( su*  
,/ate71 ! re/rictions describ$ 9 !      
,assi/$ ,suicide ,fund+ ,re/riction ,act
 ( #aiig 7,public ,law #aje-ab7 %all n  
apply to any in=mation1 ref]rals1       
guidance1 or m$ical c>e provid$ consi/5t
 ) su* programs4