Uruguay legalizes euthanasia

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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay’s senate passed a law decriminalizing euthanasia on Wednesday, putting the South American nation among a handful of other countries where seriously ill patients can legally obtain help to end their lives.

It makes Uruguay the first country in predominantly Catholic Latin America to allow euthanasia via legislation. Colombia and Ecuador have decriminalized the practice through Supreme Court decisions.

In Chile, left-wing President Gabriel Boric recently revived a push for the approval of an euthanasia bill long stalled in the Senate. 

Fierce debates and spirited activism around the practice has gripped the region in recent years.

“Public opinion is asking us to take this on,” Sen. Patricia Kramer of Uruguay’s governing leftist coalition told lawmakers in the country’s capital of Montevideo.

The law, which moved forward in fits and starts over the last five years, cleared its final hurdle on Wednesday as 20 out of 31 senators voted in favor. The lower house approved the bill in August with a large majority. All that’s left is for the government to implement the regulations.

Source: https://apnews.com/article/uruguay-euthanasia-law-076a2f4d2ba5ce990e65ac4dd4798d49

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I just recently learned that Uruguay is actually a rather progressive country, including for LGBTQ+ rights. I'm happy that sanctuary countries like this exist. 

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Oh wow, finally I know where I wanna go for travel when I'm 50

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Brb booking my flights to Uruguay 

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Uruguay being the dark horse of places to run away to as the rest of the world turns to authoritarianism

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I'm 1000% for people having the right to peacefully and thoughtfully decide to use euthanasia when all other options have been exhausted 

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I love my country 🥰