Cardinal Blase Cupich, nuns join lawsuit to stop Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law from taking effect

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Original Load Date Sept. 3, 2026, 7 p.m.
Last Updated Sept. 3, 2026, 7 p.m.
Original URL https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/cardinal-blase-cupich-lawsuit-illinois-medical-aid-in-dying-law/

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Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging [ Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law ][1] , which is set to take effect in just over a week. Gov. JB Pritzker signed the bill into law last year, allowing terminally ill adults to request a prescription fr...