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Why Is Uruguay So Much One of Its Kind?

They just legalized euthanasia and remain a pioneer in progressive policies in the region. Also, A LOT is going on in the Andes.

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Felipe Torres Gianvittorio
Oct 20, 2025
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Uruguayans attend a protest in Durazno in 2018. Photo by Marcelo Umpierrez.

After eight years of debate, Uruguay’s Senate passed the ‘death with dignity’ law, letting people with terminal illnesses as…

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