The law that was passed, following a parliamentary debate without any changes to the text, no longer protects all lives equally before the law. By invoking individual freedom, it betrays the humanism that upholds the dignity of all people.
With the approval of the dignified death law, Uruguay consolidates its liberal tradition and becomes the first Latin American country to legalize euthanasia through parliamentary means.
As voices emerge that threaten the survival of democracy, the challenge is to keep alive the legacy of those who learned that intolerance will never be the solution.
Uruguay is once again turning to the left, but the shift is far from radical compared to the policies of the center-right administration under nationalist Lacalle Pou.
Uruguay has yet to elect who will lead the Executive, but regardless of whether it opts for continuity or bets on change, the big game will be in the Legislative Palace.
