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SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed into law a measure that would allow doctors to help terminally ill people end their lives after the controversial bill barely cleared the Senate during the fall legislative session, where one skeptic said it could bring “a culture of death” to Illinois.

Illinois now joins at least 10 other states, among them California, Hawaii, Colorado, Oregon, as well as Washington, D.C., in allowing medical aid in dying.

In a statement Friday morning, the governor said he was moved by supporters’ “dedication to standing up for freedom and choice at the end of life in the midst of personal heartbreak.”

“Today, Illinois honors their strength and courage by enacting legislation that enables patients faced wit

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