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Uruguay Senate Passes Euthanasia Bill
The 'Dignified Death' law allows mentally competent adults with incurable illnesses to request euthanasia under strict rules, with 60% public support, excluding minors and assisted suicide.
- Uruguay's Senate approved the Dignified Death law by 20-11, making it the first Latin American country to legalize euthanasia through Parliament.
- A terminally ill, mentally competent adult may request assistance to end their life, evaluated by two independent physicians.
- The Catholic Church in Uruguay opposed the law, arguing that the intentional ending of life contradicts Christian teaching.
- Critics, including the Catholic Church in Uruguay, warn the law may lead to dangerous applications and urge for better palliative care instead.
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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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