Illinois, Pritzker
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed “Medical Aid in Dying” legislation as baby boomers age and more caregivers, families and physicians confront end-of-life issues.
The new law, which takes effect next September, opens the door for people 18 or older with a terminal diagnosis to be prescribed a fatal drug.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed “Deb’s Law,” letting terminally ill Illinois adults seek medication to end their lives.
Illinois could soon join a growing list of states where terminally ill patients would be allowed to take life-ending medication prescribed by a doctor.