Supreme Court to review euthanasia and assisted suicide petition

2026년 06월 15일

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Mexico's Supreme Court will discuss a case on euthanasia and assisted suicide this week, brought by a woman with cancer seeking to repeal parts of the health law.

The ministers will decide whether to refer the matter to a collegiate court. If the proposal advances, a draft ruling will be prepared for discussion in the coming months.

The group Libertad para Morir is pushing the so-called Ley Trasciende. This citizen initiative aims to regulate medical assistance for dying in cases of adults with serious and incurable diseases that cause intolerable physical suffering.

Activist Samara Martínez, who lives with terminal kidney disease, and the Coalición Muerte Digna Ya are promoting the collection of signatures to support the proposal in Mexico City.

Caregivers opposed to euthanasia request urgent meeting with Sébastien Lecornu

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The Soins de vie collective has written to the prime minister requesting an urgent audience on the end-of-life law. Health professionals opposed to euthanasia and assisted suicide say they have been sidelined from the drafting process.

Madrid delays euthanasia guidelines for urgent cases

Spain's Interterritorial Council of the National Health System postponed approval on Thursday of a new euthanasia good practices manual, at the request of Madrid's health counselor Fátima Matute. The document, technically agreed with the autonomous communities, included abbreviated processing for urgent cases. Instead, a new palliative care strategy was approved.

DignitySA files high court motion to decriminalise assisted dying

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Non-profit DignitySA has lodged a motion with the Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria to decriminalise medical assistance in dying for terminally ill patients facing unbearable suffering. The group argues that current common law prohibitions conflict with constitutional rights enshrined in the Bill of Rights. This follows 15 years of advocacy highlighted at a media conference in Cape Town.

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Following the initial request for her involuntary resignation last week, Chile's government has paused the removal of Priscilla Carrasco, national director of SernamEG, after she submitted medical leave for triple negative breast cancer treatment. The move, backed by President José Antonio Kast but criticized for lacking empathy, highlights tensions in the new administration.

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