US EditionPope Leo 'disappointed' in Illinois governor over assisted dying law
Pope Leo expressed disappointment over a law allowing terminally ill adults to seek medical aid in dying, with Illinois joining 11 states permitting assisted suicide, advocacy group Death With Dignity said.
- On Dec 23, Pope Leo criticized Governor of Illinois J.B. Pritzker for signing a bill allowing some terminally ill adults assisted dying and told journalists `I'm very disappointed about that.`
- The Catholic Church teaches life is sacred from conception until natural death and opposes abortion, capital punishment and assisted dying measures; last month, Pope Leo met Governor J.B. Pritzker at the Vatican and said he `very explicitly` spoke with the governor about the bill.
- Speaking to journalists outside his Castel Gandolfo residence, Pope Leo, leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, made a rare intervention by criticizing local politics.
- Under the law, it takes effect next September and gives terminally ill adults with a prognosis of six months or less the option to request a medical prescription to end their lives.
- Pope Leo, originally from Chicago, held a Jubilee audience in Saint Peter's Square, Vatican, on December 20, 2025, highlighting his role as the first U.S. pope.
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