US EditionUruguay Established Protocol to Apply Euthanasia: the Demands on Health Providers
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The “decent death” formally governs this Tuesday, when the document that the Ministry of Public Health presented in a press conference this Monday is activated
The legislation is already in force throughout the country and lays down strict requirements, minimum controls and guarantees for patients with incurable diseases who request the procedure.
On Monday, the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) presented the protocol of the euthanasia law, known as Death Digna, which comes into effect this Tuesday throughout Uruguay: "It was elaborated with great seriousness, care and responsibility," said the holder of the portfolio, Cristina Lustemberg. After the signing of the decree of regulation by President Yamandú Orsi, last Wednesday—and six months after Uruguay was again a pioneer in individual ri…
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