Overview

• The Chamber of Deputies approved the measure 64–29 after over 12 hours of debate, granting media sanción for legalizing active euthanasia under strict conditions.
• Eligible applicants must be mentally competent adults facing a terminal illness or unbearable suffering and secure a written request with witnesses plus approval from two physicians.
• A medical junta will step in if the two certifying doctors disagree, reflecting added safeguards in the 2025 bill compared with the stalled 2022 proposal.
• Senate review begins in the Health Commission, where the Frente Amplio majority confronts opposition from Partido Nacional and conservative parties.
• Supporters point to polls showing broad public backing while critics warn that weak palliative-care systems and economic pressures could influence vulnerable patients.