County committee hears coroner, health staff on new Illinois medically aided-dying law; asks health department for guidance Effingham County committee received a briefing on recently enacted Illinois legislation allowing medically assisted dying, heard coroner concerns about death-certificate reporting and medication accountability, and asked the county health department to draft a public-facing guidance and staff protocol.

Effingham County is grappling with the complexities of the new medically assisted-dying law, raising critical questions about accountability and oversight in death investigations.

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