Federal Judge Rejects Bid to Block Illinois’ ‘Medical Aid in Dying’ Law Days Before It Takes Effect

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Original Load Date Sept. 10, 2026, 5:01 p.m.
Last Updated Sept. 10, 2026, 5:01 p.m.
Original URL https://news.wttw.com/2026/09/10/federal-judge-rejects-bid-block-illinois-medical-aid-dying-law-days-it-takes-effect

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A federal judge has denied a motion that sought to block a controversial new Illinois law that will allow terminally ill adults to take life-ending medication, just days before that law is set to take effect. In a 25-page ruling Thursday, U.S. District Judge John Tharp rejected a request for a prel...