Illinois assisted suicide law takes effect Sept. 12, with limited restraining order
By Diana Chandler - Posted at Baptist Press : Published September 9, 2026 CHICAGO (BP) – A group of medical and religious plaintiffs are temporarily exempt from complying with Illinois’ assisted suicide law that takes effect Sept. 12, having won a restraining order against the law that also faces other legal challenges. Temporarily exempt are a group of plaintiffs represented by the Thomas More Society, including four physicians, the Lutheran Care Center and hospitals operated by the Catholic Diocese of Springfield. Otherwise, the End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act requires physicians to tell patients about perceived benefits of ending their own lives, refer them to someone willing to prescribe the legal drugs which patients would administer themselves, and conceal the suicide on death certificates, among other requirements. Generally, patients must be diagnosed with a terminal illness and expected to die within six months. Continue here... See also: Illinois Legalized...
