Illinois Assisted Suicide Action Alert: Your Witness Slip Needed!

 

March 5, 2025 | by Amber Smock

ACTION ALERT! Stop assisted suicide, also known as medical aid in dying (MAID). SB 9 and HB 1328, which would introduce assisted suicide to Illinois, will be heard in an Illinois State Senate committee hearings today at 1:30 pm Central. We need your help. (Note that the House version of the bill was to be heard in committee this morning, but our understanding was that it will not be called this morning.)

How can you help stop the Illinois assisted suicide bill? The following are Illinois State Senators who are undecided or leaning towards voting YES. If you live in Illinois, please call these Senators, complete their “Contact Us” form, and ask them to vote NO on SB 9, the assisted suicide bill. Explain that you are worried the bill would have a negative impact on people with disabilities, which cannot be stopped with their “safeguards”.

Filing slips in opposition: Also, until end of day today, March 4, no matter where you live, you can submit an electronic witness slip to OPPOSE SB 9. To do a slip for SB 9, go to the electronic witness slip link here. Here is what you do:

  1. In Section I, fill out your name, address, contact info, and organization name if you are with an organization. If you are filing as an individual, just say self.
  2. In Section II, say who you are representing. You can always say “Self” if you are sharing your personal position.
  3. In Section III, elected SB 9 from the dropdown list, and check OPPONENT.
  4. In Section IV, select “Record of Appearance Only.”
  5. At the bottom, click the agreement box and then hit Submit.

 Please share these updates with fellow advocates in Illinois. Thank you for your help!