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Shannon Rodriguez, right, shows off a tattoo made of her mother Deb Robertson's handwriting "Love You More" and sunflower at Robertson's Lombard, Ill., home Saturday, March 23, 2024. Robertson didn’t cry when she learned two months ago that the cancerous tumors in her liver were spreading, portending a tormented death. But later, she cried after receiving a call that a bill moving through the Illinois Legislature to allow certain terminally ill patients to end their own lives with a doctor’s help had made progress. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Deb Robertson shows a collage of her and her wife Kate Koubek at their Lombard, Ill. home, Thursday, March 21, 2024. She didn’t cry when she learned two months ago that the cancerous tumors in her liver were spreading, portending a tormented death. But later, she cried after receiving a call that a bill moving through the Illinois Legislature to allow certain terminally ill patients to end their own lives with a doctor’s help had made progress. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Deb Robertson sits for a portrait at her Lombard, Ill. home, Thursday, March 21, 2024. She didn’t cry when she learned two months ago that the cancerous tumors in her liver were spreading, portending a tormented death. But later, she cried after receiving a call that a bill moving through the Illinois Legislature to allow certain terminally ill patients to end their own lives with a doctor’s help had made progress. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Deb Robertson looks at a wall crafts with her chemo caps at her Lombard, Ill. home, Thursday, March 21, 2024. She didn’t cry when she learned two months ago that the cancerous tumors in her liver were spreading, portending a tormented death. But later, she cried after receiving a call that a bill moving through the Illinois Legislature to allow certain terminally ill patients to end their own lives with a doctor’s help had made progress. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Gary Drake and his youngest granddaughter Azalee Drake, 5, pose for a picture on Jan. 4, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla. Drake's son Mitch Drake flew to Oregon with his father in February, where physician-assisted death is allowed for out-of-state patients who are terminally ill and meet certain requirements. He thanked him for the life he'd given him, and they said their goodbyes. (Courtesy of Mitch Drake via AP)
Deb Robertson kisses her wife Kate Koubek, as they prepare for a meal with family and friends at their Lombard, Ill., home Saturday, March 23, 2024. Robertson didn’t cry when she learned two months ago that the cancerous tumors in her liver were spreading, portending a tormented death. But later, she cried after receiving a call that a bill moving through the Illinois Legislature to allow certain terminally ill patients to end their own lives with a doctor’s help had made progress. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Deb Robertson smiles as she converses with her son Jake before a BBQ with family and friends at her Lombard, Ill., home Saturday, March 23, 2024. She didn’t cry when she learned two months ago that the cancerous tumors in her liver were spreading, portending a tormented death. But later, she cried after receiving a call that a bill moving through the Illinois Legislature to allow certain terminally ill patients to end their own lives with a doctor’s help had made progress. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Deb Robertson sits with her 12 year-old dog Mazi in the hallway before a meal with family and friends at her Lombard, Ill., home Saturday, March 23, 2024. Robertson didn’t cry when she learned two months ago that the cancerous tumors in her liver were spreading, portending a tormented death. But later, she cried after receiving a call that a bill moving through the Illinois Legislature to allow certain terminally ill patients to end their own lives with a doctor’s help had made progress. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Gary Drake and his son Mitch Drake pose for a picture in Portland, Ore., on Feb. 13, 2024. Mitch Drake flew to Oregon with his father in February, where physician-assisted death is allowed for out-of-state patients who are terminally ill and meet certain requirements. He thanked him for the life he'd given him, and they said their goodbyes. (Courtesy of Mitch Drake via AP)
This Jan. 28, 2017 photo provided by Rod Azama shows his wife Susan relaxing with her dog Sunny at home in Silver Spring, Md. Eight states and Washington D.C. allow physician-assisted death for certain terminally ill patients, like Susan Azama., but only for their own residents. Vermont and Oregon permit any qualifying American to travel to their state for the practice, so the Maryland resident traveled to Oregon. (Rod Azama via AP)
Deb Robertson, left, reacts to a card made for her by a student of her daughter Shannon Rodriguez, right, as her son Jake and niece Emma watch before a BBQ with family and friends at her Lombard, Ill., home Saturday, March 23, 2024. She didn’t cry when she learned two months ago that the cancerous tumors in her liver were spreading, portending a tormented death. But later, she cried after receiving a call that a bill moving through the Illinois Legislature to allow certain terminally ill patients to end their own lives with a doctor’s help had made progress. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Deb Robertson stands for a portrait in the living room of her Lombard, Ill. home, in front of a reproduction of Creation of Adam painting by Michelangelo, Thursday, March 21, 2024. Robertson didn’t cry when she learned two months ago that the cancerous tumors in her liver were spreading, portending a tormented death. But later, she cried after receiving a call that a bill moving through the Illinois Legislature to allow certain terminally ill patients to end their own lives with a doctor’s help had made progress. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Deb Robertson, right, kisses her wife of over 40 years, Kate Koubek as they prepare for a BBQ with family and friends at their Lombard, Ill., home Saturday, March 23, 2024, in Lombard, Ill. Robertson didn’t cry when she learned two months ago that the cancerous tumors in her liver were spreading, portending a tormented death. But later, she cried after receiving a call that a bill moving through the Illinois Legislature to allow certain terminally ill patients to end their own lives with a doctor’s help had made progress. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
This undated photo provided by Rod Azama shows Azama with his wife Susan Azama at a party in Md. Eight states and Washington D.C. allow physician-assisted death for certain terminally ill patients, like Susan Azuma, but only for their own residents. Vermont and Oregon permit any qualifying American to travel to their state for the practice, so the Maryland resident traveled to Oregon. (Rod Azama via AP)
Gary Drake, left, his son Mitch Drake, and Mitch's mother Cindy Jackson pose for a picture on Jan. 4, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla. Mitch Drake flew to Oregon with his father in February, where physician-assisted death is allowed for out-of-state patients who are terminally ill and meet certain requirements. He thanked him for the life he'd given him, and they said their goodbyes. (Courtesy of Mitch Drake via AP)
A card made for Deb Robertson by a student of Robertson’s daughter Shannon Rodriguez is seen at Robertson's Lombard, Ill., home Saturday, March 23, 2024. She didn’t cry when she learned two months ago that the cancerous tumors in her liver were spreading, portending a tormented death. But later, she cried after she received a call that a bill moving through the Illinois Legislature to allow certain terminally ill patients to end their own lives with a doctor’s help had made progress. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)