![Ana Estrada, 47, suffered from polymyositis, an incurable disease that left her confined to a wheelchair. Since 2019, she had been been petitioning Peruvian courts to recognize a right to euthanasia. Ana Estrada, 47, suffered from polymyositis, an incurable disease that left her confined to a wheelchair. Since 2019, she had been been petitioning Peruvian courts to recognize a right to euthanasia.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2024042217048_58e0de4795318c3efb4e0a81bc088624e850ee49bee65a6c0fcd44e4ff319738.jpg)
For First Time, Incurably Ill Patient Undergoes Euthanasia in Peru
Ana Estrada was a 47-year-old Peruvian activist who suffered from polymyositis — an incurable disease that left her confined to a wheelchair.
Ana Estrada was a 47-year-old Peruvian activist who suffered from polymyositis — an incurable disease that left her confined to a wheelchair.
The measure, sponsored by Congresswoman Rosangela Barbarán of the Fuerza Popular party, was approved on March 13 by a vote of 87-18.
Article 3 of the new law recognizes the rights to life, health, moral, mental and physical integrity, identity, free development, well-being, and other rights that benefit the unborn human being.
After stressing that God is always willing to forgive because of his immense mercy, the archbishop of Piura pointed out the need to forgive others and not hold grudges, nor have desires for hatred or revenge.
Security cameras installed inside the church captured the presence of a man who entered the church like any other parishioner, apparently to pray.
Father Palomino views this new relationship as a part of the answer to the archbishop’s prayer for more vocations in the Archdiocese of Detroit, particularly to the priesthood.
Abortion is illegal in Peru and is considered a crime that deserves to be punished. The pro-life caucus has introduced and passed several bills in the legislature for the protection of girls from sexual violence.
According to the Associated Press, among those interviewed were members of the San Juan Bautista de Catacaos rural community, a town in Piura in northern Peru, who accuse the Catholic institution of appropriating their land illegally.
The mayor of the Lari district, José Panta Mamani, asked for support to rebuild the Purísima Concepción church and the houses affected by the earthquakes.
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