*11.2.1 Colombia*

Though Colombia's Constitutional Court appeared to legalize euthanasia in 1997 when it ruled that physicians could not be prosecuted for assisting with suicide,

legalization awaited Health Ministry released guidelines that were not released until 2015. In 2021 the Court recognized that the procedure should be available to persons with degenerative illnesses as well as terminal illnesses. On March 9, 2018, Colombia passed a resolution permitting euthanasia for children [32]. Children under 14 require parental consent, but those over 14 may give their own consent even if parents disagree.
