Questions & answers
Your questions: She lived to see ‘Deb’s law’ take effect. Now she can choose how she dies
Compiled Sep 23
Will the disability advocates' lawsuit against Deb's law eventually succeed in overturning it?
Ebony Payne, a disability advocate, was a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the law, arguing it discriminates against people with disabilities.
How will the Catholic groups' separate legal challenge over religious exemptions be resolved?
The reporting doesn’t answer this yet.
Will other Midwestern states follow Illinois in legalizing medical aid in dying?
Deb Robertson became a public advocate for Illinois' medical aid-in-dying law after being diagnosed with a rare, aggressive cancer.
What specific safeguards does Deb's law include to prevent misuse or coercion?
The reporting doesn’t answer this yet.