Colombia
Colombian euthanasia cases rise steeply
A report monitoring MAID in Colombia finds broad support and a steep surge in applications.
February 19, 2023
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Colombia
Colombian Court decision released and explained
Five months after the Constitutional Court approved medically assisted suicide in Colombia, the full text of Ruling C-164 of 2022 (see also below) is released.
October 13, 2022
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DescLAB
DescLAB publishes newsletter September 2022
Read the 2022 September newsletter (in Spanish) here: Curso virtual: valoraciones para el ejercicio de la capacidad jurídica (desclab.com)
September 6, 2022
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DescLAB
DescLAB publishes newsletter June 2022
Read the 2022 June newsletter (in Spanish) here: Hicimos historia, despenalizamos el suicidio médicamente asistido (desclab.com)
June 16, 2022
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Litigation
Colombia court approves medically assisted suicide (next to euthanasia)
On Wednesday May 11, Colombia’s constitutional court decided that not only euthanasia but also medically assisted suicide is allowed for people suffering from incurable illnesses.
May 12, 2022
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DescLAB
DescLAB published newsletter April 2022
Read the 2022 April newsletter (in Spanish) here: La educación inclusiva en acción: webinar sobre colegios privados, blogs y más… (desclab.com)
April 7, 2022
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Colombia
Colombian dies publicly under new euthanasia policy
The Colombian man Victor Escobar, a 60 years old multi-disease patient, was one of the first Latin Americans to receive euthanasia without being terminally ill.
January 9, 2022
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Bill
Colombian euthanasia bill also failed in Congress
After the bill that sought to regulate medically assisted death through euthanasia collapsed in Colombian House of Representatives last April, the bill failed too in Congress
November 22, 2021
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Litigation
Cancellation of the euthanasia of Marta Sepúlveda is made undone
Earlier this month we heard that the scheduled euthanasia for Martha Sepúlveda was blocked by the Colombian Pain Institute (IPS). With the help of Right
October 27, 2021
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Colombia
Euthanasia of Marta Sepúlveda cancelled
On October 10, Martha Sepúlveda, suffering from ALS, was scheduled to be the first person in Colombia to die by legally authorized euthanasia, without having
October 10, 2021
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