Colombian euthanasia cases rise steeply
Although its legal status is murky, cases of euthanasia have been rising steadily in Colombia of the past 7 years. According to the right-to-die group...
Colombian surrogacy: unregulated and cheap
Commercial surrogacy in Colombia is unregulated and common. A feature in the Spanish newspaper El Pais begins: “Finding a surrogate in Colombia is as easy...
Colombian high court legalizes assisted suicide
Colombia's Constitutional Court handed down a 6-3 decision last week to decriminalise assisted suicide. Although there are still significant legal obstacles, euthanasia has been legal...
Colombia decriminalises abortion
Colombia’s constitutional court voted this week to decriminalize abortion in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. Colombia is the third large country in Latin America...
Euthanasia takes a backward step in Portugal and Colombia
The president of Portugal has refused to sign a bill legalising euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa criticised its wording as imprecise. This...
Colombia stays put
In potted surveys of the progress of euthanasia around the world, Colombia is often mentioned as a country which has embraced the right to die....
Euthanasia fails again in Colombian congress
Numerous bills have failed since a 1997 court ruling The Colombian legislature has once again failed to pass a law legalising euthanasia. Earlier this week...
The other country where euthanasia for children is legal — Colombia
Through a series of court rulings and government regulations Colombia is not a nation that one associates with end-of-life debates, but it is one of...
Colombia close to legal euthanasia
The Health Ministry has finally drawn up guidelines for voluntary euthanasia Colombia’s Health Ministry has finally drawn up guidelines for voluntary euthanasia, 18 years after...
Colombia may finally legalise euthanasia
The assisted suicide of American woman Brittany Maynard last year may have tipped Colombia into legalising euthanasia. The assisted suicide of American woman Brittany Maynard...
Colombia to debate euthanasia
The debate over euthanasia has focused almost exclusively on Europe and North America. But in Colombia euthanasia has been legal since 1997 after the nation's...
