Chile Debates Legalizing Euthanasia
- Latin American nation approved abortion in some cases in 2017
- Catholic Church reeling from series of sexual abuse scandals
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Chile is fast ditching its reputation as South America’s most conservative and Catholic country, with lawmakers now discussing whether to make it the second nation in the region to legalize euthanasia.
Less than a year after allowing abortion in some cases, a commission of the Chamber of Deputies approved a bill that would permit euthanasia for the terminally ill or in cases of extreme suffering, enabling doctors to prescribe lethal medication.