World News | Ecuador's High Court Decriminalises Euthanasia, Following Lawsuit by Terminally Ill Patient

Quito (Ecuador), Feb 8 (AP) Ecuador's high court on Wednesday decriminalized euthanasia and ordered lawmakers and health officials to draft rules and regulations for the procedure.

The decision of Ecuador's highest court came in response to a lawsuit from a terminally ill woman diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as ASL, who had argued that she should be allowed to have death with dignity.

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In Latin America, Colombia previously had been the only country to decriminalize euthanasia, while Uruguay and Chile are debating the matter. (AP)

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