Senators Sound Alarm Over NIH Proposal to Remove ‘Lengthen Life’ From Mission Statement Amid Rise in ‘Assisted Suicide’

Senators Rubio and Duckworth fear the change could negatively impact people’s existing attitudes towards the quality of life of people with disabilities. Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) are sounding the alarm on the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) plans to revise its mission statement to remove its commitment to “lengthen life.” The