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Cuba quietly authorizes euthanasia

By Marc Frank and Nelson Acosta

Saturday, 23 Dec 2023 | 1:47 AM MYT

A general view of a session of the National Assembly in Havana, Cuba, December 21, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer/ File Photo

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba on Friday became the second country in Latin America and the Caribbean to authorize euthanasia, following Colombia.

The Communist-run country’s National Assembly passed the measure as part of legislation updating the nation’s legal framework for its universal and free healthcare system.

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