I am so glad that terminally ill people in Illinois will now have the option of medical aid in dying thanks to Governor Pritzker and the Illinois legislature doing the right thing for the people of their state.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker today signed the End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act (SB 1950) into law, granting the wishes of passionate advocates past and present who have tirelessly pleaded for the option of medical aid in dying for many years. The legislation, also known as “Deb’s Law,” allows eligible adults with a terminal illness and a six-month or less prognosis the option to request a prescription from their doctor they can self-ingest to die on their own terms
Despite this decision, access to medical aid in dying remains a critically important option for all terminally ill people who wish to receive healthcare in the state of New Jersey,
The Immense Scope of Caregiving Over sixty million people in the United States serve in some capacity as caregivers. Caregiving is defined primarily as providing unpaid care to family members and/or friends. According to the AARP Valuing the Invaluable 2023 report, caregivers in the U.S. provided an estimated $600 billion in unpaid labor in one…
Despite local and global uncertainty, 2025 has been a watershed year for Compassion & Choices and the end-of-life options movement. For the first time ever, three state legislatures passed legislation authorizing medical aid in dying in one year. This was a year of tremendous progress, marked by long-fought authorization victories and steady defense of existing…
By Kevin Díaz, President & CEO In the early morning of October 31, 2025, the Illinois legislature passed The End of Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act, also known as “Deb’s Law,” authorizing medical aid in dying for qualified terminally ill residents of Illinois. This historic victory is the culmination of years of laying…
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