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National Catholic Register

What’s Happened to Hospice?

A Gospel of Life Disciples + Dwellings (GOLD) resident celebrates his birthday at the St. John Paul II Dwelling in Moore, Oklahoma.

What started as a Christian work of mercy has morphed into a $31 billion-a-year industry that’s attracting fraudsters and private-equity profit hunters. As legalized assisted suicide gains a foothold in the U.S., some pro-life advocates fear worse problems lie in store.