Woman with ALS denied euthanasia procedure day before scheduled death

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : For every five requests for euthanasia, only two are authorized, says DescLAB, Laboratory for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
53% : Since euthanasia became regulated in 2015, Colombia has granted the request of 157 procedures in the country, according to data from the Ministry of Health, Noticias Telemundo reported.
50% : The government did not give a regulation that would allow any form of euthanasia until April 20, 2015.
45% : Euthanasia has been decriminalized in Colombia since 1997, when it became the first country in Latin America to do so.
43% : A Colombian woman suffering from ALS who was scheduled to undergo euthanasia was denied the procedure after the clinic that had agreed to perform the procedure determined she did not meet the criteria of a terminal patient, according to reports.

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