Samara Martínez, the Voice for Euthanasia in Mexico: “to Choose a Dignified Death Is Also to Live with Dignity”

El Pais

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In less than three years, Samara Martínez (Guadalajara, 1995) has faced two failed kidney transplants. The first, donated by her brother, was rejected by her body in just four days. The second, coming from a cadaveric donor, did not work either. Now, with end-stage kidney disease, aggravated by lupus and other medical conditions, her medical team no longer considers a new attempt viable. To stay alive, she must connect to a dialysis machine at l…

TV Azteca

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The debate on euthanasia, a subject of profound moral and social complexity, is intensifying in Mexico as patients with incurable diseases raise their voices. While in 19 countries some form of help to die has been legalized, in Mexican territory, assisted euthanasia, where a physician applies a lethal substance, is prohibited and classified as manslaughter by mercy. The debate on euthanasia is intensified in Mexico, where it is still prohibited…