The decriminalisation of euthanasia in Colombia: context, foundations and critiques

Authors

  • Eduardo Díaz Amado Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1344/rbd2017.40.19167

Keywords:

euthanasia, Colombia, die with dignity, pluralism, respect for autonomy

Abstract

In the global debate on euthanasia the case of Colombia, which decriminalised it in 1997, is barely discussed. In this article it is examined the socio-political and legal context in which the Constitutional Court decriminalised mercy killing in 1997, the challenges this decision meant for the Colombian society and the requirements this Court set in 2014 to guarantee the right to euthanasia. At the end, some critical considerations around the euthanasia debate in Colombia are offered.

Author Biography

Eduardo Díaz Amado, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

Profesor Asociado, Instituto de Bioética, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia.

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Published

2017-05-31

How to Cite

Díaz Amado, E. (2017). The decriminalisation of euthanasia in Colombia: context, foundations and critiques. Revista De Bioética Y Derecho, (40), 125–140. https://doi.org/10.1344/rbd2017.40.19167

Issue

2017: Núm. 40 - jul - Dossier XIII IAB World Congress

Section

Dossier Monograph XIII IAB World Congress

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