Pritzker Expands Culture of Death in Illinois

"It's a sad day in Illinois." - State Rep. Brad Halbrook

Shelbyville, Illinois - Friday morning, Governor Pritzker signed SB 1950 which makes physician-assisted suicide legal in Illinois. The bill was called in the Senate for a final vote the last day of veto session.

The bill allows patients with a terminal diagnosis who are expected to live less than six months the ability to have a fatal dose of medicine prescribed that they can take whenever and wherever they want to.

In response to the bill signing, State Representative Brad Halbrook put out the following statement:

"It's a sad day in Illinois. Like Governor Pritzker's expansion of abortion, making Illinois a travel destination for the procedure, there is no doubt that Illinois will become a travel destination for assisted suicide. He has turned Illinois into the state people come to in order to end life. It's morally reprehensible.

Bad things pass when no one is watching. The Senate Democrats debated the bill at 3 am on Halloween morning. In less than an hour, with the bare minimum of votes, the bill passed the Senate. This is no way to pass serious legislation.

The new law undermines that fundamental trust between a doctor and patient and infringes on the rights of conscious of healthcare professionals. SB 1950 mandates that Illinois doctors and healthcare professionals refer patients for assisted suicide if they're unwilling to do it themselves-even if such a referral violates their deepest religious convictions and their sacred calling to heal.

There is no need for this legislation. Our medical professionals know how to comfort the dying with compassion, allowing them time to grieve and have final moments with loved ones.

Like other bills that have expanded the culture of death, this bill may eventually lead to offering assisted suicide to people simply weary of living or who feel they are a burden to others. Already in Canada, euthanasia enthusiasts are arguing to allow minors to select assisted suicide. These actions are the actions of a Godless society.

I will do everything I can to raise awareness and push for a full repeal of the law."

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