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A federal court order currently protects several Illinois physicians and religious health care organizations from the state's assisted suicide law, which took effect on September 12 and includes mandates such as requiring doctors to inform patients about assisted suicide and refer them to providers if they refuse to participate. The Thomas More Society has filed an amended complaint to extend these protections to additional religious health care associations and professionals who object to the law on conscience grounds, highlighting concerns about the law's requirements for falsified death certificates and restrictions on Catholic hospitals disciplining staff who promote assisted suicide.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that 26% of Obamacare plans nationwide paid for abortions not limited to cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother, covering an estimated 4.4 million people, with most such plans in California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Minnesota. Arkansas, however, passed Act 72 in 2013, which prevents taxpayer funds from being used to pay for elective abortions under Obamacare, resulting in no Obamacare plans in Arkansas covering elective abortions.

Four Muslim doctors in Illinois have filed a lawsuit against the state's End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act, which requires them to assist terminally ill patients in obtaining lethal drugs for assisted suicide, conflicting with their religious beliefs. The doctors, represented by Becket, seek a federal court order to block the law and protect their right to refuse participation in assisted suicide without facing fines or penalties.