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Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a Dec. 2 press conference in the Loop. On Friday he signed legislation allowing people 18 or older with a terminal diagnosis to end their lives with a prescribed fatal drug.
Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times
The new law, which takes effect next September, opens the door for people 18 or older with a terminal diagnosis to be prescribed a fatal drug.

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