Mexico Deputy proposes constitutional right to assisted death

Elena Edith Segura Trejo, a federal deputy from the Morena party, has introduced an initiative in Mexico's Chamber of Deputies to establish a constitutional right to assisted voluntary death. The proposal seeks to amend Article 4 of the Constitution to recognize the “right to an assisted voluntary death under applicable legal conditions.”

The initiative targets adults facing incurable and irreversible illnesses who can make free, informed, and conscious decisions regarding the end of their lives. A central component of the proposal is the requirement that the State must guarantee access to medications, palliative care, pain management, psychological support, and comprehensive medical attention before any such procedure is carried out. This measure aims to ensure that assisted death does not become a consequence of poverty, institutional abandonment, or lack of medical care.

Segura Trejo's proposal draws on international models from countries such as the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Spain, Colombia, Ecuador, Australia, Switzerland, and Uruguay. The initiative emphasizes human dignity, personal autonomy, and the right to health as fundamental pillars of the debate.