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The Colombian House of Representatives rejected<\/a> a bill last month that would have regulated euthanasia in the nation.<\/p>\n

The bill would have established requirements for the authorization of euthanasia, such as: 1) the person must be at least 18 years old, 2) the person must present a terminal illness or advanced incurable disease, 3) the person must have suffering caused by the illness, 4) the person must be mentally capable and competent to express consent, and 5) only a medical professional must carry out the killing.<\/p>\n

With 85 votes needed to pass, the bill only received 65 in favor, with 78 against. This is the third time the House of Representatives has voted down such a bill.\u00a0Despite the fact that this bill failed to pass yet again, euthanasia is legal<\/em> in Colombia, even for children<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In 1997, the country’s Constitutional Court ruled<\/a> that “no person can be held criminally responsible for taking the life of a terminally ill patient who has given clear authorization to do so.” The notion of “mercy killing” was then allowed in Colombia, however, the court required that the legislature draft a law to regulate it. Euthanasia was therefore legal in theory but not in practice.<\/p>\n

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It wasn’t until 2014<\/a> that the guidelines for euthanasia were\u00a0approved by the Health Ministry<\/a>, which focused on the procedure of approving a euthanasia request. According to The World<\/a>, this made legalized euthanasia “legally binding.”<\/p>\n

Then in 2018, the Constitutional Court allowed euthanasia for children as young as seven, and in July 2021, it ruled that non-terminal patients may request euthanasia. Yet, because there is no official law passed by Congress and the House of Representatives, euthanasia is regulated<\/a> by the country’s Health Ministry \u2014 and doctors are not eager to participate.<\/p>\n

“The bewildering status of euthanasia in Colombia remains bewildering […],” reported Michael Cook for\u00a0Bio Edge<\/a>. “What makes\u00a0Colombia\u2019s battle over euthanasia\u00a0different is that the Constitutional Court ruled that it was legal as long ago as 1997. However, it directed the national legislature to draft a law permitting it. In the ensuing 24 years, there is still no law. Up until now, Colombia\u2019s lawmakers have been resolutely against euthanasia.”<\/p>\n

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