Greg Maresca ——Bio and Archives--February 8, 2026

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Barely two weeks before Christmas, Illinois quietly crossed another moral Rubicon. On December 12, it became the 12th state, alongside Washington, D.C., to legalize physician assisted suicide, rebranded under the soothing sounding banner of “medical aid in dying,” or MAID. Yet as the new year dawned, this continued shift in how Americans define life and death passed nearly unnoticed.

Some say they would never do it themselves while claiming to understand why some feel so desperate as to take their own lives. Terminal illness, depression, financial burdens, family and work struggles can create turmoil and instability that the unthinkable becomes a viable option.

Coincidence or not, the assisted suicide debate is not a legislative issue but more about mounting health care costs and escalating government deficits.

Lost in all the rhetoric is the direct distinction between killing and natural death.........

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