CHICAGO - Illinois state lawmakers passed a bill to allow terminally ill patients to receive medical help to end their own lives, which some refer to as a "right to die."

What we know:

The General Assembly approved Senate Bill 1950, also known as Deb’s Law, sending it to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk for his signature to become law.

If enacted, the bill would allow terminally ill patients who are mentally capable and have a prognosis of six months or less to live to receive prescription medication that would end their lives, according to the ACLU of Illinois, which pushed for the legislation.

The bill is named for Debra Robertson, a Lombard woman who has terminal cancer and has advocated for a right to die on her own terms for years.

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