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42 USC § 238o - Restriction on use of funds for assisted suicide, euthanasia, and mercy killing 

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title: "42 USC § 238o - Restriction on use of funds for assisted suicide, euthanasia, and mercy killing"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "238o"
section_name: "Restriction on use of funds for assisted suicide, euthanasia, and mercy killing"
chapter_number: 6
chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title II, § 246, as added Pub. L. 105–12, § 9(e), Apr. 30, 1997, 111 Stat. 27.)"
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# § 238o. Restriction on use of funds for assisted suicide, euthanasia, and mercy killing

42 U.S.C. 14401

Appropriations for carrying out the purposes of this chapter shall not be used in a manner inconsistent with the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997 [ et seq.].

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**Source Credit**: (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title II, § 246, as added Pub. L. 105–12, § 9(e), Apr. 30, 1997, 111 Stat. 27.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997, referred to in text, is , , , which is classified principally to chapter 138 (§ 14401 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , and applicable to Federal payments made pursuant to obligations incurred after , for items and services provided on or after such date, subject to also being applicable with respect to contracts entered into, renewed, or extended after , as well as contracts entered into before , to the extent permitted under such contracts, see , set out as a note under .