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Uruguay Senate Passes Euthanasia Bill
Uruguay permits euthanasia for incurable illnesses causing unbearable suffering without life expectancy limits, with strict safeguards and mental competence requirements, approved by 20 of 31 senators.
- Uruguay's Senate passed a law decriminalizing euthanasia on October 15, 2025, making it the first country in predominantly Catholic Latin America to do so.
- The law allows seriously ill patients to legally obtain help to end their lives, putting Uruguay among a few other nations with such laws.
- The final vote saw 20 out of 31 senators supporting the law, which has faced debates and activism for five years.
- Colombia and Ecuador have decriminalized euthanasia through Supreme Court decisions, while Chile is considering a similar bill.
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Uruguay legalized euthanasia on Wednesday, becoming one of the first Latin American countries to do so.
·Vilnius, Lithuania
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After the euthanasia, also called “dignity death” in Uruguay, was legalized, cardiologist Jorge Tartaglione made an analysis of the topic in LN+, where he also invited the audience to reflect on how he wants to live his last days. “It is an act of love for the person to stop suffering,” he said. “In Argentina euthanasia and assisted suicide are not approved,” the specialist began, while reflecting: “I ask you what decision you would make if you …
·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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