Judge denies disability groups’ motion to block Illinois medical aid in dying law from taking effect Saturday

By Sara Tanenbaum
CBS News
September 10, 2026 

A federal judge denied a motion to block the start of Illinois’ medical aid in dying law from taking effect this weekend from a lawsuit filed by disability right advocates.

Illinois’ End of Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act takes effect Saturday, Sept. 12. It allows some terminally ill patients to seek medical help to die on their own terms.

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