Euthanasia is the intervention voluntarily accepted by the patient and carried out by a
professional doctor, which accelerates the death of a terminally ill patient, with the
intention of avoiding unnecessary suffering and pain.
The powerful argument in favor of euthanasia is to allow the patient to put an end to
unnecessary and degrading suffering that does not allow him to lead a dignified life, but
rather pain and agony, a situation that would attack the free development of his
personality and his dignity as a person. human, thus avoiding being...
Assisted death or euthanasia is a completely personal decision; no one can be forced to do
so nor can it be carried out against the person's will. To complete the Advance Directive
document, you will not have to go to a notary and you may request that it be included in
the medical record.
Prior to that period, detailed information is not available. Since the implementation of the
SRSE, 348 euthanasia requests have been registered. Throughout 2022 (from January to
October 31) people in Colombia have submitted 318, that is, an average of 31.8
requests per month.
