‘Brazil needs to talk about the dying process’, says activist
Currently, just over 10 countries allow assisted death: some, only euthanasia; others, only assisted suicide. There are still those in which both practices occur. The most recent country to join this list was Uruguay, the country’s Senate approved last week a project that decriminalizes and regulates euthanasia. The president, Yamandu Orsiindicated that he agrees with the law and should promulgate it.
However, only Switzerland accepts receiving foreigners for assisted death, in the form of assisted suicide.
Founded by doctors, lawyers, psychologists, journalists and artists, the I decide Firstly, it wants to focus the topic on Brazilian society. And to better understand what they defend and how they will act, the Facto News spoke with Luciana, who is also a bioethicist and researcher on topics related to autonomy and dignity at the end of life since 2008.
“We are not talking about committing euthanasia in children or people without decision-making capacity, but rather in people over 18 years of age, lucid, who can choose how they want to die after an irreversible diagnosis.”
Facto News: How did the idea of creating the I I decide?
Luciana Dadalto: The idea came after meetings with people who were interested in the topic, such as Andreas Kisser (musician who created the Mãetrícia Movement), writer Adriano Silva (author of the book “O Dia Em Que Eva Decidu Morrer”) and journalist Vitor Hugo Brandalise (author of the book “O Último Abraço: Uma História Real Sobre Eutanásia no Brasil”).
In recent years, I have met Swiss, Dutch and Spanish associations. There were several people studying the topic individually and wondering why there was not yet an organization in Brazil that discussed the topic. I thought the time had come, even though Brazil is at a time of significant social and political polarization.
