La SCJN analizará petición de eutanasia y suicidio asistido

La Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación discutirá esta semana un caso sobre eutanasia y suicidio asistido presentado por una mujer con cáncer.

Los ministros decidirán si turnan el asunto a un tribunal colegiado. Si la propuesta avanza, se elaborará un proyecto de sentencia para discutirse en los próximos meses.

La asociación Libertad para Morir impulsa la llamada Ley Trasciende. Esta iniciativa ciudadana busca regular la asistencia médica para morir en casos de adultos con enfermedades graves e incurables que causan sufrimiento físico intolerable.

La activista Samara Martínez, quien vive con una enfermedad renal terminal, y la Coalición Muerte Digna Ya promueven la recolección de firmas para respaldar la propuesta en la Ciudad de México.

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