(The Lion)–Officials in an Illinois county are pushing back against a new assisted suicide law that allows doctors to prescribe life-ending drugs to certain patients. The Effingham County Board approved a resolution opposing the End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act last month. The law allows adults diagnosed with less than six months to live to request lethal medication from a physician. Two doctors must confirm the diagnosis and …
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