Death with dignity is no longer taboo in the Senate
Samara Martínez made it clear: this fight was not born between seats and desks. He was born in hospital beds, in looks that begged for rest, in families broken by a system that prolongs suffering. The activist, patient and promoter of the Transciende Law, released the phrase that should echo in every legislative office:
“Today we have the opportunity and obligation to listen, to be uncomfortable, to question what we have normalized and, above all, to act in the face of human pain.”
And it seems that someone listened. Emmanuel Reyes Carmona, senator from Morena, got on the train and assured that there are conditions to approve this law. He said that more than 70% of the population is in favor of regulating euthanasia and dignified death. Hard data? According to him, yes: quantitative and qualitative studies support the urgency.
Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas also put his hands in the fire. The president of the Digital Rights Commission described this as “a commitment to the patients in Mexico who are waiting.” Translation: enough of the empty promises.
María Isabel Guerrero Flores, from the FGR, requested an in-depth study of the issue from human dignity and the legal framework. I mean, it won’t be a bearer check—but at least it’s already on the table.
The interesting thing here is to see how the pieces move. The Ministry of Health has yet to give its technical opinion—but Reyes Carmona already wants to start ruling. There are signs: political and social. It remains to be seen if the system can withstand the debate without choking on its own contradictions.
