End of Suffering Act of 2015

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Introduced

22 October 2015

Last action

22 October 2015 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summary

End of Suffering Act of 2015 This bill prohibits any federal or state law, regulation, or agency action from restricting the right of a mentally competent adult who is suffering from an advanced illness with intolerable pain or a terminal illness to receive pain relief treatment from a physician. A physician who treats such an individual is not subject to criminal or civil prosecution or professional disciplinary action if the physician obtains the written informed consent of the patient through a form that must be developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

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22 October 2015
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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22 October 2015
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2204
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/2204
us · 114-s-2204 · source updated 12 August 2025