The Last Minute Push To Stop Illinois' Aid-In-Dying Law

E423 - The Last Minute Push To Stop Illinois' Aid-In-Dying Law

Published: September 12, 2026

Duration: 38:39

Illinois is set to become the first Midwestern state to allow terminally ill patients to seek life-ending medication from their physicians when the law goes into effect on Saturday. There's a last minute push to stop the law before it starts. 

Host - Jon Hansen

Guests - Mike Leonard, Patrick Dolan

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