Back to today’s briefing

Story perspectives

Illinois Senate Passes Bill for Physician-Assisted Suicide

11/7/2025

31 7

Summary

Story summary

Illinois is poised to legalize physician-assisted suicide after a narrow Senate vote via the End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act.
The act would let physicians prescribe lethal drugs to terminally ill patients.
Pro-life advocates urge Governor J.B. Pritzker to veto the bill, arguing for compassionate care instead of assisted suicide, with Bishop Thomas Paprocki, a Catholic bishop, among critics.

1 of 1

Story summary

Illinois is poised to legalize physician-assisted suicide after a narrow Senate vote via the End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act.
The act would let physicians prescribe lethal drugs to terminally ill patients.
Pro-life advocates urge Governor J.B. Pritzker to veto the bill, arguing for compassionate care instead of assisted suicide, with Bishop Thomas Paprocki, a Catholic bishop, among critics.