Overview
- The initiative seeks to add a new Title Octavo Bis to the Ley General de Salud and to amend Article 312 of the Federal Penal Code so medically authorized assisted-death procedures would not constitute a crime.
- It defines assisted death and distinguishes euthanasia from assisted suicide, with both requiring prior approval by the competent authority and execution by authorized medical personnel.
- Eligibility would be limited to people over 18 who submit a written request that is reported to a Bioethics Committee to assess the person’s aptitude and the request’s procedence.
- The Health Ministry would issue detailed rules, formats and reflection periods for approvals and procedures, and would accredit the practitioners permitted to carry them out.
- The proposal includes conscience protections allowing doctors to decline, requiring health institutions to secure a non-objecting physician, and it cites 2022 polling that shows majority public support for legal change.