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Leo XIV expressed profound disappointment after JB Pritzker signed the Medical Aid in Dying Act despite a personal request from the pontiff to veto the bill.The legislation, which is scheduled to take effect in September 2026, allows terminally ill adults to obtain life-ending medication after consulting with their physicians.
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