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Montevideo, April 20th 2024 - 15:01 UTC

Tag: Rodrigo Goñi

  • Wednesday, August 2nd 2023 - 10:25 UTC

    Palliative care now mandatory for healthcare providers in Uruguay

    If it is possible and the means are there, why are we condemning thousands of Uruguayans today to die suffering?” Senator Goñi wondered

    Uruguay's Senate passed a bill unanimously Tuesday providing for universal access to palliative care. All 26 senators present voted in favor of the Uruguayan Society of Palliative Medicine and Care's (SUMCP) initiative dating back to 2020, it was reported in Montevideo. Forty-one percent of the population is still not guaranteed access to palliative care.

  • Friday, October 7th 2022 - 10:57 UTC

    Uruguay's Lower House passes euthanasia bill

    The extraordinary session had 18 hours of debate before the bill, introduced in 2020, was formally voted on.

    Uruguay's Lower House Thursday passed a bill legalizing euthanasia with 57 votes out of 96. The project now goes to the Senate for further Parliamentarian treatment.

  • Thursday, May 5th 2022 - 10:55 UTC

    Uruguay begins Parliamentary debate to legalize euthanasia

    Some legislators have come out against euthanasia and most of them belong to President Lacalle Pou's party

    Uruguayan lawmakers have begun this week the debate to legalize euthanasia, despite opposition from the National Party of President Luis Lacalle Pou and the Catholic Church. The Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide bill was first introduced in 2020, but no further action was taken due to the COVID-19 pandemic.