“She chose the day and the place to die”: first case of euthanasia was fulfilled in Guayaquil with oncological patient

Mary, a 48-year-old woman, died after having fulfilled her last wish: to die of euthanasia due to severe cancer.

Attorney Daniela Castro said that they used the European protocol, so that the patient's waiting will not be longer.

On May 8, 2025, in Guayaquil, the first official euthanasia case was completed in the country. The patient, identified as Maria, who suffered from breast cancer with metastases, agreed to the procedure at her home after a favorable decision by the Constitutional Court. This event marks a before and after in the debate on the right to a dignified death in Ecuador. (Continue reading...) The entry Ecuador records the first official euthanasia case …

In Ecuador, the first case of euthanasia was performed. It is Mar a, a woman who suffered from breast cancer and met stasis, and who had access to the procedure at her home in Guayaquil.