01/09/2017
https://www.congress.gov...
"patients and their families should be able to trust that the care that they receive in their final days is not only of high quality, but also consistent with their values, their wishes, and desire for..."
"I do not know that we should be encouraging college students to fill out advance directives and POLST orders."
"Patients and their families should not have to fear that the process of dying will be marked by preventable pain."
"Americans are the only people on earth who believe that death is negotiable."