END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS ACT https://illinoisfamilyaction.org Tue, 08 Apr 2025 20:34:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-download-32x32.jpg END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS ACT https://illinoisfamilyaction.org 32 32 76203252 SPOTLIGHT: Hospice and The End of Life Options Act https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2025/04/spotlight-hospice-and-the-end-of-life-options-act/ Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:00:24 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=29213 Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg

Illinois is currently trying to legalize assisted suicide through the passage of the End of Life Options Act.

This Act, if passed, would give doctors the legal ability to prescribe death-inducing drugs to patients who have been diagnosed with terminal illnesses.

In this episode, Dr. Kevin Garner sits down with Monte Larrick to discuss the dangers this Act pose– not only to the terminally ill but the possible expansion of the bill to include non-terminal conditions and children.… Continue Reading

]]> 29213 SPOTLIGHT: Pro-Life Powerhouse https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2025/02/spotlight-pro-life-powerhouse/ Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:00:19 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=28838 Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg

In this special episode, Illinois Family Spotlight highlights interviews with Nancy Valko and Scott Klusendorf regarding the state of Illinois and the End of Life Options Act.

Nancy Valko has served for more than fifty years as a registered nurse, and is the spokeswoman for the National Association of Pro Life Nurses.

Scott Klusendorf is a pro-life advocate– regularly traveling throughout the United States and Canada training pro-life advocates to persuasively defend their views in the public square.… Continue Reading

]]> 28838 SPOTLIGHT: Assisted Suicide And Illinois https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2024/03/spotlight-assisted-suicide-and-illinois/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 10:00:35 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=25914 Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg

In this episode of Illinois Family Spotlight, we are featuring a speech given by Alex Schadenberg which was given at the 2023 Speakout Illinois conference.

Alex Schadenberg is the Executive Director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition based in Canada.

Illinois recently introduced HB3499 (currently SB3499) which “Authorizes a qualified patient with a terminal disease to request that a physician prescribe aid-in-dying medication that will allow the patient to end the patient’s life in a peaceful manner.”… Continue Reading

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