Euthanasia

Decision T-544 of 2017. The Court reviewed the case of a children who suffered from various diseases that caused him serious suffering; a situation in front of which his parents asked to make effective the right to die with dignity of his son, but a request that was not answered. Despite the death of the child , the Court made several clarifications: (i) children have the right not to be unreasonably differentiated for the recognition and effectiveness of their rights, and all persons and authorities must guarantee the integral and simultaneous satisfaction of all of your rights that are universal. " The Court stated that the right to a dignified death of the minor had been violated due to the negligence of the EPS, together with the lack of regulation of the matter in the case of these subjects of special protection, which prevented corroboration if the determined requirements were met to carry out the euthanasia procedure.