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Illinois EOLA Law Takes Effect | Springfield News
Illinois’ groundbreaking medical aid-in-dying law, EOLA, is set to go into effect this weekend after a federal judge rejected efforts to block it—sparking national debate over patient autonomy, physician ethics, and disability rights. The law permits terminally ill adults with less than six months to live, confirmed by two doctors, to self-administer life-ending medication under strict safeguards: mental capacity, no coercion, and a mandatory waiting period. Critics—including disability advocates and a doctor—warn the law could pressure vulnerable patients and erode trust in medicine, but…
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