Euthanasia

Uruguayan Senate urged to debate euthanasia bill

Published on: June 21, 2024
00:30

Montevideo, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) The shelving of a bill on euthanasia in the Uruguayan Senate has raised complaints from organizations that defend the right to assisted death.

Ecuador, ninth nation worldwide in legalizing euthanasia

Published on: February 11, 2024
20:24

Quito, Feb 11 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador is today the ninth country around the world to decriminalize euthanasia, after the Constitutional Court (CC) issued a favorable ruling for its legalization.

Constitutional Court authorizes euthanasia in Ecuador

Published on: February 7, 2024
16:47

Quito, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador’s Constitutional Court (CC) approved on Wednesday a draft ruling for decriminalizing euthanasia, paving the way for the legalization of this procedure in the country. The ruling comes after Paola Roldan, who suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), requested authorization from CC for a dignified death.

Euthanasia bill fails in French parliament

Published on: April 9, 2021
09:07

Paris, Apr 9 (Prensa Latina) The French National Assembly could not vote on a bill on the right to euthanasia for patients who suffer from incurable illnesses, due to 3,000 amendments presented in the debate that ended early Friday.

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Euthanasia

Uruguayan Senate urged to debate euthanasia bill

Ecuador, ninth nation worldwide in legalizing euthanasia

Constitutional Court authorizes euthanasia in Ecuador

Euthanasia bill fails in French parliament

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