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In the session in the Chamber this Tuesday, Representative Erwin Arias, who was against the initiative, said that he would approve that project it was normalize that a person wants to take their own life, which upset César Lorduy, a congressman who revealed the suicide of his daughter.
“No one here in this room has the authority to speak on behalf of these people; and Dr. Erwin does not have it because I had a daughter who committed suicide. You have no moral authority to speak for herLorduy said.
He also described as “disrespectful, offensive, unhealthy and even evil” the idea of defending a conviction talking about suicide.
Arias apologized to his colleague and expressed solidarity. However, he said that these issues, which affect an entire country, could not be taken to a personal issue.
And it is that unlike his benchmate, Lorduy stated that beliefs could not be surpassed over the rights of Colombians, that has the “freedom to live and not to live when suffering is incurable by any health system”.
“If living with dignity is a right, it is also with dignity,” added the parliamentarian, as heard below.
We were able to approve the project on #Euthanasia
Living with dignity is a right, dying in the same conditions is also a right
Rights are held until the last moment in which they are exercised freely
Here my intervention 👇🏽 pic.twitter.com/dhQ6UPGchU
– Cesar Lorduy (@clorduy) September 22, 2020
For Lorduy, euthanasia should be a legal practice as it already is in several first world countries. However, others, such as Arias, Margarita Restrepo (from the Democratic Center) and Adriana Magali Matiz (from the Conservative party), do not agree and wanted the project to be shelved.
The discussion finally passed the first debate, and should continue its process this Thursday.
In Colombia, anyone who is suffering from anxiety, depression or other problems associated with mental health or the consumption of psychoactive substances, can contact the telephone lines that the Ministry of Health has set up in the different cities of the country, or dial from his cell phone to 192, option 4.
You can also seek help in the Way Patients application or consult the frequently asked questions about the subject that are on the Government page.
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