Illinois SB3937 amends the End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act to require listing medical aid in dying on death certificates.
Illinois SB3937 amends the End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act to change how deaths attributed to medical aid in dying are recorded. The bill requires that such deaths be attributed to both the underlying terminal disease and medical aid in dying. It also mandates that medical aid in dying be listed on the death certificate of a qualified patient who self-administered the prescribed medication. This change aims to ensure accurate documentation of the cause of death for terminally ill patients who choose medical aid in dying.
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