Illinois Approves Aid-in-Dying Bill

‘Right to die’ bill passed by Illinois lawmakers, awaits Pritzker’s signature

Illinois lawmakers passed a bill to allow terminally ill patients to use medication to end their own lives.

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'It is quite fitting that the forces of the culture of death in the Illinois General Assembly passed physician-assisted suicide on October 31—a day that, culturally, has become synonymous with glorifying death and evil.'

Illinois approves aid-in-dying bill

Illinois is poised to become the first Midwestern state to allow individuals expected to die within six months due to a terminal illness to obtain medication that, if taken, will immediately end their lives.

Capitol Fa - Your Illinois News Radar » Bill allowing terminally ill patients to obtain medication to end their lives will head to the governorCapitolFax.com

* Sponsor of Senate Bill 1950… Senator Linda Holmes’ two-year pursuit to allow terminally ill adults in Illinois to choose to end their suffering on their own terms was passed by the Illinois State Senate Friday. Senate Bill 1950 would allow a qualified patient with a terminal disease to request a physician to prescribe aid-in-dying medication, allowing [...]

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Illinois Catholics appeal to Pritzker after Legislature passes assisted suicide bill

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