Progress Center is encouraging Governor Pritzker to veto the physician
assisted suicide bill added as a rider to SB 1950 on sanitary food
preparation.

The physician assisted suicide provision or amendment of SB 1059 does
not provide adequate safeguards against misuse. The disability community
is especially vulnerable to coercion or decisions made on our behalf without
respect for autonomy and freedom of choice. Historical medical bias and
views on the quality and value of the lives of people with disabilities cannot
be left out of this discussion and have not been in the conversation as fully
as they should. Furthermore, a topic this large should not be attached to an
unrelated bill as an afterthought or tactic for passing legislation that had
previously not been successful; it deserves full attention and input.

Contact the Governor’s office and encourage him to veto the bill, SB 1950,
or return it to the legislators with changes, changes that will remove
physician assisted suicide, hence preventing it from becoming law in
Illinois. Go to https://gov.illinois.gov/contact-us/voice-an-opinion on
Governor Pritzker’s website to voice your opinion or call his office at
217-782-0244.

Progress Center for Independent Living