Who decides for you at the end of your life? I want to decide for me.

I want Medical Aid in Dying to be an option for me. Therefore, I support Amendment 2 of SB1950 (Illinois’ End-of-Life Options Act, AKA Deb’s Law).

It supports Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) allowing a mentally capable, terminally ill adult resident of Illinois to request and receive a prescription for medication they may decide to take to bring about a peaceful death.

To qualify, two doctors must determine the individual is mentally capable to make this decision, is able to self-ingest the medication, and has a prognosis of six months or less to live.There are many additional safeguards in this bill. MAID is authorized in 11 states and Washington DC.

In the 28 years since it began in Oregon, there have been no substanti

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