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James Lankford: “We've now identified multiple folks that have eating disorders that are getting access to prescription drugs…”

Featuring: James Lankford, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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'This Is An Issue That Needs Some Oversight': James Lankford Asks Health Nom About Assisted Suicide

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And then my final issue is Senator Kaine and I have worked on the issue of assisted suicide. This is an issue that needs some oversight, quite frankly, from hhs, a lot of our hospice entities, vulnerable populations. We've now identified multiple folks that have eating disorders that are getting access to prescription drugs for assisted suicide. mental health disorders that are getting access to assisted suicide. We're also not tracking those drugs once they're actually delivered, how they're used, where they end up, if they're not used, what happens to them from there. (05:42–05:51)

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Asserts that individuals with eating disorders are accessing prescription drugs for assisted suicide.

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