Peruvian psychologist becomes first person in the country to die by euthanasia
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Ana Estrada fought for years in Peruvian courts for the right to die with dignity, and became a celebrity in the conservative country where euthanasia and...
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Ana Estrada fought for years in Peruvian courts for the right to die with dignity, and became a celebrity in the conservative country where euthanasia and...
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A Peruvian psychologist who suffered from an incurable disease that weakened her muscles and had her confined to her bed for several years, died by euthanasia, her lawyer said Monday, becoming the first person in the country to obtain the right to die with medical assistance.
After a long legal battle, Ana Estrada, 47, who suffered from polymyositis, “died on her own terms, in accordance with her idea of dignity and in full control of her autonomy until the end,” her family said.
Ana Estrada, who suffered from an incurable disease that had her confined to her bed for several years, became the first person in the country to die by euthanasia, her lawyer said Monday.
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A Peruvian psychologist who suffered from an incurable disease that weakened her muscles and had her confined to her bed for several years, died by euthanasia, her lawyer said Monday, becoming the first person in the country to obtain the right to die with medical assistance.
Psychologist Ana Estrada, 47, on Sunday became the first Peruvian citizen to die by euthanasia after winning approval for the life-ending procedure from Peru's Supreme Court.
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