For the first time in local history, Peru`s Supreme Court on Thursday approved the euthanasia of psychologist Ana Estrada, who suffers from an incurable illness, upholding a lower court order allowing someone to commit suicide whenever they want without being punished. Euthanasia is not allowed in Peru and is punishable by up to three years in prison for anyone who helps another person who asks them to die. Ana Estrada`s mother knocked on her daughter`s door last Thursday morning to tell her to watch the news. Estrada took his tablet and learned that the Supreme Court in Lima had ruled in favor of his request that the state recognize his right to euthanasia and euthanasia. Ana Estrada and her fight for a dignified death: “It is my right to choose when I die” t.co/SsBKVjFTfE Ombudsman calls for the first time on the State to recognize the right to euthanasia. By: Sileã±a Cisneros (@silenacisneros) pic.twitter.com/9wA0NaTSmU #AHORA @anaestradau is a 43±-year-old citizen and the 1st Peruvian who demands that the Peruvian State recognize her right to death in #MuerteDiga dignified conditions. She suffers from polymyositis, an incurable, degenerative, advanced disease. #EnVivo ð t.co/Lgif41twd9 Her firm determination for a dignified death made her the first symbol of euthanasia in Peru. On July 14, Peru`s Supreme Court upheld by four votes out of five the decision recognizing Ana Estrada`s right to euthanasia, which welcomed the court`s decision. #ÃLTIMAHORA | Peruvian justice decriminalizes euthanasia in the case of Ana Estrada, the first person in Peru to publicly claim the right to decide when she dies with dignity. pic.twitter.com/KglB4zr3mU Walter Gutiã©rrez indicated that the mediator will take charge of the defense of Ana Estrada, a Peruvian citizen who demands that the state recognize her right to die in dignified conditions. Estrada suffers from polymyositis, an irreversible, chronic and degenerative disease pic.twitter.com/AMFCerVKq8 “Once the appeal is well founded, Ana will have the right to a medical©euthanasia procedure if she so wishes. pic.twitter.com/hTaScDICfm #MuerteDigna is a fundamental right that is recognized in several countries of the world and is exercised in different ways.
Know what this© means and the difference between #eutanasia and #SuicidioAsistido. More information ððð3/4 t.co/Y2AJtyFvV8 #LasPersonasPrimero pic.twitter.com/EEhQe76UpB case of Ana Estrada: differences between death with dignity, euthanasia and suicide asistidot.co/ktoRLhJWfJ Although amparo only applies to Estrada`s particular situation, Gutiérrez pointed out that this case has managed to pave the way for others going through similar situations in Peru, where euthanasia is not allowed. In addition, he did not rule out that there may be legislative initiatives aimed at legally integrating the practice in the country. Chang explained that there are two types of euthanasia, one of which is when the person no longer wants to continue their treatment or receive medication that can keep them alive, and when faced with this refusal, doctors stop delivering their medication and that`s why he dies. “This is called `passive euthanasia,` which is not criminally sanctioned because doctors cannot force a person to undergo a particular treatment,” he said. The decision also sets a series of deadlines for the Ministry of Health and EsSalud to comply with the Peruvian`s request. First, they must form three medical commissions in seven days, keeping the identity of the doctors secret and respecting their conscientious objection, to develop the aid and technical aspects of euthanasia. Through her personal blog, the activist has publicly defended her fight and has become the visible face of attempts to legalize euthanasia in the South American country. On 14 September, the Supreme Court upheld Estrada`s fundamental right to death in conditions of dignity. It was partially approved in July, but there was no consensus on the definition of the medical protocol for euthanasia, the ombudsman`s office said in a statement at the time.
The Office of the Ombudsman is the body that submitted the amparo in favour of Estrada. In her apartment in a middle-class neighborhood of Lima, Estrada writes a blog called “Ana por una muerte digna,” in which she shares her reasons for applying for a euthanasia permit. In 2019, he wrote: “Dignified death in Peru is illegal, I live in a state that takes away my freedom, and a life without freedom is not a life because my body belongs to this state.” We share the interview with Ana Estrada vÃa @RPPNoticias. The Ombudsman takes charge of his legal defence before filing a request for intervention for dignified death -> t.co/Zad1dpQvkY pic.twitter.com/RUgsk3kaEo A dignified death for Ana Estrada: The legal dispute over euthanasia enters a decisive phase and today the decision will be announced t.co/oMvqlUggyI On Wednesday (27.07.2022), the Peruvian judiciary finally granted the right to a dignified death thanks to the euthanasia of Ana Estrada A 43-year-old woman who became the First person in the country to be allowed to end their life. Around the world: Latin American countries and euthanasia The decision of Judge Jorge Luis Ramírez of the Eleventh Constitutional Court of the Supreme Court of Lima can be challenged by the ministries of health and justice, as well as by EsSalud, whose lawyers reject Estrada`s trial because they believe euthanasia should be legalized by an act of Congress. The Peruvian psychologist, a psychologist by profession, has suffered from incurable poliomyosis since the age of 12. The disease causes progressive muscle weakness, so he has been in a wheelchair since the age of 20. His illness became more complicated from 2015 and he now stays in bed 20 hours a day. This decision is a step towards legalizing euthanasia across the country. However, it can also cause a lot of controversy in Peru, a country with a Catholic majority. #Importante. The judiciary recognizes Ana Estrada`s right to a dignified death by euthanasia.
Read the note: t.co/ETA4EV7zWn pic.twitter.com/Lqkv044bjv Ana Estrada (@anaestradau) is the first Peruvian woman to file a lawsuit for a dignified death in our country. #ATENCIÃN We have filed an application for amparo in which, for the first time, we call on the Peruvian State to recognize the right of the citizen @anaestradau to #MuerteDigna. More information ð t.co/bGwi4pc1EJ #LasPersonasPrimero pic.twitter.com/s2ejk2Nows The Supreme Court called on the Ministry of Health and EsSalud to respect the decision to end his life by euthanasia.t.co/gDEkrbM7SE Due to the gradual deterioration he would suffer, Estrada opened the blog “Ana busca la muerte digna” in 2019 and launched a petition on the platform Change.org for the Peruvian authorities, in order to give him access to euthanasia, and finally the Peruvian Ombudsman`s Office took his fight to court through an amparo action. Ana Estrada made it clear in her litigation that she does not want to convince anyone, she only demands respect for the freedoms and rights of the individual and that she wants to be able to decide when she wants to die with dignity. Because it`s not just about me. It is a whole team that will be part of euthanasia. The Portuguese Parliament has voted in favour of legalising euthanasia Josefina Miro Quesada: the @Defensoria_Peru believes that a legal battle must be waged so that – through©an amparo-penal article that considers euthanasia as a crime, is not applied and that Ana Estrada`s fundamental right to die in dignified conditions is recognised. pic.twitter.com/2YTyfeEqdD Shortly after winning a lawsuit, Ana Estrada, a Peruvian psychologist suffering from an incurable and progressive disease, talks to Natalia Orozco in Fuerza Latina.
Know the difference between the fundamental right to a dignified death demanded by citizen Ana Estrada @anaestradau and the concepts of euthanasia. VÃa @canalN_ pic.twitter.com/f6pnA2zH76 #MuerteDigna | This is the first time that the Peruvian State has been asked to respect the will of those who decide when they will end their lives. Ombudsman to take case to court nacionalest.co/ZIkgGPbnM0 In February 2021, the Peruvian judiciary ordered the Ministry of Health and EsSalud to “respect” Estrada`s decision to end his life through the technical euthanasia procedure. The authorities decided not to appeal the verdict. This is a historic decision in the region. A Peruvian judge ordered on February 25 to decriminalize euthanasia in the case of Ana Estrada Ugarte, the first person in the country to publicly claim the right to die with dignity. That is to say, for example, that I have always respected euthanasia, equal rights for all, because we are all different.