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Politics● LowSep 23 · Sep 23, 2026, 4:59 PM

Terminally ill woman behind ‘Deb’s law’ can now choose how she dies

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Illinois became the first state in the Midwest, and the 13th state overall alongside the District of Columbia, to pass the measure

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