'Death with Dignity': Lombard woman with cancer pushes for legislation to legally end her life

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Should people with only months to live be legally allowed to end their own lives? It's a hot-button issue currently under discussion in Illinois.

Should people with only months to live be legally allowed to end their own lives? It's a hot-button issue currently under discussion in Springfield.Senators in Illinois are currently working on a bill that would allow "Death with Dignity" for patients with certain conditions.Deb Robertson of Lombard was diagnosed with a rare cancer two years ago, and her doctor has declared it terminal.

The patient must make two verbal requests, then submit a written request with witnesses. Following that, they must have three visits with a doctor. Finally, the patient must take the medications themselves. They would then lose consciousness soon after and pass away within a few hours.Robertson has stated that she's not afraid of dying, but rather of how she will die."But I'm a little afraid of how I'm going to die, what it's going to look like," she said.

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