WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The U.S. House has added another pro-life decision to its legacy by passing the Pain Relief Promotion Act. Passage of the bill, sponsored by Reps. Henry Hyde, R-Illinois, and Bart Stupak, D-Michigan, was relatively easy with a vote of 271- 156. The pro-palliative care bill provides for $5 million in training and education to improve end-of-life palliative care.
The bill generated sharp controversy in Oregon where assisted suicide is legal because it will ban the use of federally-controlled drugs for assisted suicides. As a result, “doctors” will have to find other methods for killing their patients. The implications of this bill on Oregon can be seen in the fact that “all 15 suicides under the Oregon law were committed using federally-controlled drugs,” reported Catholic World News today.