By Dan RussoEditorialOn Sept. 12, 2026, Illinois’ new assisted suicide law will go into effect. Advocates say there is no evidence assisted suicide laws can lead to mistakes, abuse or coercion of patients. This group has evidence which proves that “providing some people with suicide prevention and others with suicide help makes no sense.” After a string of previous failures in Iowa, assisted suicide legislation was again defeated in 2026. It’s assisted suicide, not MAID.