First Colombian with non-terminal illness dies legally by euthanasia
Victor Escobar, diagnosed with end-stage COPD, had fought two years for his right to euthanasia in the face of opposition from doctors, clinics and courts
Victor Escobar, 60, who suffered from an end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and became the first person in Colombia to undergo euthanasia for a non-terminal disease, leans on the shoulder of his wife Diana Nieto at their home in Cali, Colombia, October 19, 2021.(photo credit: REUTERS/EDWIN RODRIGUEZ PIPICANO)ByREUTERSUpdated:
