España legaliza la eutanasia y el suicidio asistido
A man holds a placard reading "I decide when and how to die" during a demonstration in support of a law legalising euthanasia in Madrid on March 18, 2021 as Parliament gives final approval to bill decriminalising euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. - The bill, set to get final approval in parliament, will allow someone suffering from a "serious or incurable disease" to receive medical assistance to die. (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO / AFP)
España se ha convertido en el cuarto país europeo en permitir la muerte asistida, después de Holanda, Bélgica y Luxenburgo.
Esta ley, que despenaliza la eutanasia, fue aprobada en el Congreso de Diputados con 202 votos a favor, de la izquierda, centro y regionalistas, y 141 en contra, de la derecha y la extrema derecha, y dos abstenciones. La ley entrará en vigor después de una moratoria de tres meses.
En América Latina, solo Colombia la acepta, aunque no ha legislado al respecto.
A man holds a placard reading «I decide when and how to die» during a demonstration in support of a law legalising euthanasia in Madrid on March 18, 2021 as Parliament gives final approval to bill decriminalising euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. – The bill, set to get final approval in parliament, will allow someone suffering from a «serious or incurable disease» to receive medical assistance to die. (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO / AFP)
