Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker praised a U.S. Supreme Court ruling as a “win,” but Republicans and legal scholars say SCOTUS ...

The Democratic governor said he was swayed by the stories of terminally ill residents who want more end-of-life options.

The brewing conflict between federal authority and state sovereignty escalated Monday as the Department of Justice (DOJ) ...

Pope Leo XIV appealed to Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to veto a bill legalizing assisted suicide during a Vatican meeting last ...

Last Friday, the Illinois General Assembly narrowly passed a law allowing terminally ill people to end their own lives. The legislation now awaits Gov. JB Pritzker’s signature. If he signs it, ...

Gov JB Pritzker signed a bill making Illinois the 11th state to allow terminal patients to end their lives with ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed legislation that will allow eligible terminally ill adult patients to obtain life-ending medication in consultation with their doctors, making Illinois the ...

Pope Leo XIV has revealed he privately urged Gov. JB Pritzker not to sign a bill legalizing medical assistance in dying in ...

Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday he was “very disappointed” after his home state of Illinois approved a law allowing medically ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law an assisted-suicide bill that Catholic leaders have ardently opposed. Pritzker, who met with Pope Leo XIV on Nov. 19, cited “freedom,” “choice” and “autonomy” ...

OSF HealthCare, Ascension and Hospital Sisters Health System all say they will not take part in medical aid-in-dying.

On Oct. 31, the Illinois General Assembly narrowly passed a law allowing terminally ill people to end their own lives. The legislation now awaits Gov. J.B. Pritzker's signature. If he signs it, ...