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“I am happy”: Peruvian woman wins historic legal battle over assisted death

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ana Estrada, who is confined to her bed, says she feels “happy and content” about a historic decision by Peruvian officials to allow her an assisted death, a remarkable ruling in this mostly Roman Catholic country where euthanasia is illegal. The Andean country’s government decided not to appeal a court ruling that recognizes her right to die.

“It is an individual case, but I hope it serves as a precedent,” Estrada, 44, told Reuters, after the ministries of justice and health decided late on Tuesday to respect a judge’s ruling that she has the . . .

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