Disability Advocates File Federal Suits Over ‘Imminent Risk’ of New York, Illinois Assisted Suicide Laws

June 11, 2026 World News

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed the stateʼs assisted suicide bill into law in December 2025, while New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed her own stateʼs bill in February of this year.

Laws that allow doctors to help kill their patients risk a ‘deadly and discriminatory system’ for disabled individuals, suits argue.

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