Woman behind Ecuador euthanasia decriminalization dies

Roldan brought forth her lawsuit in August, contesting an article of the Ecuadorian penal code which considered euthanasia a homicide carrying a sentence of between 10 and 13 years in prison.

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(FILES) This video grab taken from a video obtained by AFPTV from the Roldan family shows Paola Roldan and his husband Nicolas Suarez before a court hearing in Cumbaya, Ecuador on November 17, 2023. Paola Roldan, who pushed for the decriminalization of euthanasia in Ecuador with her emblematic case, died on March 11, 2024, after suffering for three years from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), an incurable and fatal disease, her family reported. (Photo by Handout / Roldan family / AFP)