Scholars weigh in on efforts in Illinois and other states to pass assisted suicide legislation following Canada's lead.

New York will become the 12th state in the country to allow doctors to prescribe lethal doses of medication to terminally ill ...

The bishops in New York state are warning of a looming “nightmare” there after the Legislature passed a measure authorizing ...

The New York Senate has voted to legalize medically assisted suicide, a move that one Catholic bioethicist told OSV News ...

State senators passed the Medical Aid in Dying Act in a June 9 evening session that, after two hours of debate, wrapped with ...

Earlier this month, on the other hand, a bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide in Illinois was not called for a vote in the Senate before the Legislature adjourned on June 1, effectively ...

A look at legislative efforts in states across the country that cut to the heart of what it means to freely practice the ...

Illinois lawmakers filed more than 7,500 bills this spring session, and 615 of them crossed the finish line. While most bills ...

LOMBARD, Ill. - Lombard resident Debra Robertson has been fighting for the right to die on her own terms for the last three ...