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Illinois lawmakers hold first hearing on medically-assisted suicide bill

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois state lawmakers held a first hearing Friday to consider an assisted suicide bill.

The “End of Life Options Act” would provide prescriptions to terminally ill patients who want to pass away peacefully.

A poll taken two years ago showed that 7 out of 10 Illinois voters supported medical aid in dying legislation.

The Illinois Senate Executive Committee is hearing testimony from a terminally ill woman and a mother whose son died after utilizing a similar law in California.

The bill is modeled after laws in authorized jurisdictions, including Oregon, which established a similar law 28 years ago.

The Illinois legislation could come up for consideration in the General Assembly in the spring.

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