Illinois House passes bill allowing terminally ill people to end their lives with physician’s help

Illinois House passes bill allowing terminally ill people to end their lives with physician’s help 
Chicago Tribune, Springfield, IL; by Jeremy Gorner and Addison Wright; 5/30/25 
Legislation that would allow terminally ill people to end their lives with the help of a doctor was narrowly passed by the Illinois House and now heads to the Senate. It marks the first time a medical aid in dying bill has passed through one legislative chamber in Illinois since advocates unsuccessfully pushed for the practice to be legalized in the state last year. The bill passed late Thursday by a 63-42 vote, just three votes more than the minimum number required for bills to pass the House by a simple majority, with a handful of Democrats joining Republicans in voting against it.