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Jewish News Syndicate. (2026, September 18). Muslim doctors sue Illinois over controversial new assisted-suicide law. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/18/us-news/muslim-doctors-sue-illinois-over-controversial-new-assisted-suicide-law/
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Jewish News Syndicate. “Muslim doctors sue Illinois over controversial new assisted-suicide law.” New York Post, September 18, 2026. https://nypost.com/2026/09/18/us-news/muslim-doctors-sue-illinois-over-controversial-new-assisted-suicide-law/.
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Four Muslim physicians sued Illinois officials on Wednesday, alleging that the state’s new assisted-suicide law violates their religious beliefs by requiring them to provide patients with information about medical aid in dying and, in some circumstances, facilitate access to the drugs. The Becket Fund filed the federal complaint on behalf of Drs. Akbar Ali, Asim Babar, Omar Hussain, and Umar Shakur in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act (also known as Deb’s Law), which took effect on September 12, allows residents who are at least 18 years old, mentally capable of making medical decisions, and diagnosed with a terminal illness expected to result in death within six months to obtain medication they can self-administer to end their lives. The physicians argue that complying with the law's provisions for referrals and transferring medical records would conflict with their religious beliefs against assisted suicide.