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Pritzker Signs Illinois ‘Deb’s Law’ Legalizing Medical Aid in Dying

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 3:46 PM UTC · How we work

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Governor J.B. Pritzker signed “Deb’s law,” legalizing medical aid in dying in Illinois.
Illinois became the 13th state and the first Midwest state to permit physician-assisted death.
Eligibility requires an incurable illness, prognosis under six months, mental capacity, and self-administration.
A judge briefly blocked the law for Catholic groups claiming it forced them to aid suicide.

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Governor J.B. Pritzker signed “Deb’s law,” legalizing medical aid in dying in Illinois.
Illinois became the 13th state and the first Midwest state to permit physician-assisted death.
Eligibility requires an incurable illness, prognosis under six months, mental capacity, and self-administration.
A judge briefly blocked the law for Catholic groups claiming it forced them to aid suicide.