Fathers and Parish Operations Directors/Business Managers,

On October 31, the Illinois State Senate narrowly passed SB 1950 to legalize assisted suicide in Illinois. The State House narrowly passed the bill in the spring. The bill is now on Governor Prtizker’s desk.

Attached is a bulletin action alert from the Catholic Conference of Illinois to share with your people encouraging them to contact the Governor’s office and request that he veto SB 1950. This is the last chance to stop assisted suicide from becoming law in Illinois. As you will see, the alert directs people to go to www.ilcatholic.org for e-mail links or to call the Governor’s office directly at 312.814.2121.

Peace, 

Bishop Larry Sullivan
Vicar General