# She lived to see ‘Deb’s law’ take effect. Now she can choose how she dies

https://mins.news/en/item/71161

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-23 19:00 UTC
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- Original: https://bit.ly/4hmjFXs

> Deb Robertson became a leading advocate for end-of-life options in Illinois. After being diagnosed with a rare cancer, she pressed for a law allowing terminally ill patients to use lethal prescriptions to end their lives.

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