Wheelchair-bound right-to-die activist first in Peru to legally end life via euthanasia

April 23 (UPI) -- Psychologist Ana Estrada, 47, on Sunday became the first Peruvian citizen to die by euthanasia after winning approval for the life-ending procedure from Peru's Supreme Court.

Assisted suicide and euthanasia are illegal in Peru, but Estrada fought a years-long legal battle to win approval to end her life, the National Catholic Register reported Tuesday. Advertisement

"The medical procedure was carried out in accordance with the Dignified Death Protocol approved by EsSalud," Peruvian news site Ojo Público announced Sunday in a translated post on X.

Estrada suffered from polymyositis since she was 12, teleSUR reported. Related Dutch Supreme Court expands euthanasia law for dementia patients Belgium jury acquits 3 doctors in landmark euthanasia case Paralympian Merieke Vervoort euthanized after years of worsening condition

Polymyositis is a degenerative disease that weakens the body and has no known cure. The disease rendered her wheelchair-bound until her death Sunday.

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