Martha Sepúlveda will be the first patient with a nonterminal illness to receive euthanasia in Colombia, a country considered a pioneer in the right to a dignified death, both in Latin America and globally.
Martha Sepúlveda Campo, 51, would have been the first patient without an immediate terminal prognosis — those expected to live for six months or less — to receive euthanasia in Colombia.
But on Saturday, a committee from the center where she had planned to undergo euthanasia, the Instituto Colombiano del Dolor, reversed the decision, saying Sepúlveda does not meet the requirement for being terminal.Sepúlveda has had a degenerative disease since 2019. Over time, the symptoms have gotten worse, to the point where she can no longer walk without assistance.
However, not everyone in the family had supported the plan, mainly for religious reasons. “With my mother the issue has been more difficult,” Sepúlveda said, “but I think that deep down she also understands it."
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