HAVANA, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Cuba on Friday became the second country in Latin America and the Caribbean to authorize euthanasia, following Colombia.

The Communist-run country’s National Assembly passed the measure as part of legislation updating the nation’s legal framework for its universal and free healthcare system.

“The right of people to a dignified death is recognized in end-of-life decisions, which may include the limitation of therapeutic effort, continuous or palliative care, and valid procedures that end life,” the final draft of the legislation stated.

    • Zozano@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      11 months ago

      While many medical doctors do not recite the Hippocratic Oath, it is totally applicable here.

      FIRST DO NO HARM.

      Prolonging pain without a foreseeable remedy is harmful. This is a no brainer.