US EditionUruguay Debates Latin America’s First Euthanasia Law: “I Fight for Everyone’s Right to Choose”
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MONTEVIDEO.- With two decades of suffering for the commonwealth, Beatriz Gelos trusts that the Uruguayan Senate will put an end on Wednesday to years of parliamentary turns and turns to transform into law a project of euthanasia that still faces resistances. Baptized as “Death Digna” and promoted by the left-wing party in government, the Broad Front (FA), the initiative decriminalizes the assisted death under certain conditions. The Chamber of D…
It was approved by the Senate, with the votes of the ruling Frente Amplio and other forces.In which cases it will be authorized.In other countries of the region it is a practice decriminalized, but by judicial sentences.
The text is discussed in the Senate plenary, in which the left has majorities
The last message Florence Salgueiro received from her father was on March 11, 2020. Communication by WhatsApp celebrated the entry into Parliament of a bill to decriminalize euthanasia in Uruguay that would be stuck in the Senate. Pablo Salgueiro had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ELA) in 2017, when he was 54 years old. “It is a neurogenerative disease that has no cure, there is no treatment that can save you, for now no,” sa…
The Senate approved the "Death with Dignity" bill, making Uruguay the first country in Latin America to have a comprehensive assisted death law. Although Colombia and Ecuador have partial regulations or favorable jurisprudence, Uruguay establishes a comprehensive framework that regulates medical procedures, confirms patient consent, and guarantees conscientious objection for healthcare personnel.
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