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She lived to see ‘Deb’s law’ take effect. Now she can choose how she dies
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Deb Robertson has become a leading advocate for end-of-life options in Illinois. After being diagnosed with a rare cancer, she pushed for a law allowing terminally ill patients to use lethal prescriptions to end their lives.
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