Overview
- President Yamandú Orsi signed the regulatory decree Wednesday, clearing the way to implement the 2025 “Muerte Digna” law that permits euthanasia in tightly defined cases.
- Health officials completed technical work on forms and protocols, and the Health Ministry will chair a new Honorary Review Commission that will audit cases once constituted and receive annual reports.
- Eligibility is limited to adults who are mentally competent and face an incurable or irreversible condition in a terminal stage or intolerable suffering with severe, ongoing decline in quality of life.
- The process requires a written request to a physician, assessments by two doctors, follow‑up interviews, and a sworn declaration before two witnesses who cannot benefit from the patient’s death.
- Clinicians may refuse on grounds of conscience, yet institutions must arrange non‑objecting providers to ensure access, and staff who comply with the law are shielded from criminal and civil liability.