Florencia Salgueiro, left, a leading advocate for assisted dying in Uruguay, became emotional during the debate [AFP via Getty Images] Uruguay has legalised euthanasia, becoming the first country in ...

(Eitan Abramovich/AFP/AFP) Uruguay on Wednesday legalized euthanasia, becoming one of the first countries in Latin America and among a dozen worldwide to allow assisted suicide. The small South ...

Uruguay’s senate passed a law decriminalising euthanasia on Wednesday, putting the Latin American nation among a handful of ...

Uruguay has legalised euthanasia, becoming the first country in Latin America to pass a law that allows assisted suicide. The Dignified Death bill was passed in the senate on Wednesday, with 20 out of ...

The small South American country has a long history of passing socially liberal laws, legalizing marijuana, same-sex marriage and abortion long before most others. On Wednesday, euthanasia was added ...

Beatriz Gelos, a woman suffering amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) leaves the Senate after attending part of a session on a bill to legalize euthanasia, which was approved by the lower house, in ...

On Wednesday, Oct. 15, Uruguay’s Senate passed the Death with Dignity bill, which opens the door to euthanasia in the country. Following a favorable vote by 20 senators (out of 31 present), the bill, ...

People celebrate after Uruguay's senate passed a law decriminalizing euthanasia, in Montevideo, Uruguay, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Uruguay’s senate passed a law decriminalizing ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay’s senate passed a law decriminalizing euthanasia on Wednesday, putting the South American nation among a handful of other countries where seriously ill patients can ...