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On Thursday, July 14, the Peruvian Supreme Court ratified<\/a> a prior ruling allowing Ana Estrada, a 44-year-old psychologist, to undergo euthanasia. Estrada was diagnosed at age 12 with polymyositis, an uncommon inflammatory disease that affects the muscles. It is a degenerative and incurable disease.<\/p>\n

Five years ago, Estrada began a legal case in hopes of being allowed to end her own life \u201cwhen the time comes.\u201d In February 2021, the 10th Constitutional Court of the Superior Court of Appeals of Lima ordered the Ministry of Health and the Social Health Insurance (ESSALUS) “to respect the decision” of Ana Estrada, “to put an end to her life through of the technical procedure of euthanasia.\u201d The Supreme court voted 4-2 to confirm the ruling.<\/p>\n

Euthanasia is illegal in most countries; in Peru, abortion and euthanasia are prohibited. According to Peruvian law, ending the life of someone who is terminally ill or assisting with someone’s suicide are punishable with a prison sentence.<\/p>\n

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The Lima court ordered that “article 112 of the Penal Code” be “inapplicable” which prohibits assisted death. The code indicates that “euthanasia” should be understood as the action of a doctor to supply directly, orally or intravenously, a drug intended to end his life.<\/p>\n

According to Reuters<\/a>, Estrada said of the ruling, \u201cIt is an individual case, but I hope it serves as a precedent,\u201d she continued, \u201cI think it is an achievement not only of mine, not only of my cause, but also an achievement of law and justice in Peru.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Supreme Court ruling to allow an assisted death is historic in this mostly Roman Catholic country. Colombia is the only country in Latin America that allows the procedure, but that it is only allowed under certain conditions.<\/p>\n

The court\u2019s decision will also require Peru’s state health insurance to provide “all the conditions” for Estrada’s assisted death, and requires the procedure be executed within 10 days of Estrada\u2019s decision to end her life.<\/p>\n

Walter Gutierrez, Estrada\u2019s lawyer, said this case, \u201cis irrevocable, and it allows Ana Estrada to be able to make a decision to end her life at a certain time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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On Thursday, July 14, the Peruvian Supreme Court ratified a prior ruling allowing Ana Estrada, a 44-year-old psychologist, to undergo euthanasia. Estrada was diagnosed at age 12 with polymyositis, an uncommon inflammatory disease that affects the muscles. It is a degenerative and incurable disease. Five years ago, Estrada began a legal case in hopes of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":820,"featured_media":193652,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[5,4,3473],"tags":[18192,18191,1303,1069,18194,498,7705,18193,14338,18195,18196,4957,18190],"yoast_head":"\nPeru allows euthanasia for woman with incurable illness for first time<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A woman can undergo euthanasia in Peru, even though she is not dying. 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