Lawmakers in Congress approved in its first debate a bill that seeks to formally regulate euthanasia in Colombia. These past days, lawmakers in the Colombian Congress approved in its first debate a bill that seeks to formally regulate euthanasia in the country. The debate of euthanasia in Colombia touches on medicine, ethics, religion, and politics. Between 2015 and December 2023, Colombia recorded 692 euthanasia procedures, with cancer patients accounting for 76% of those cases. Despite the Constitutional Court recognizing euthanasia as a fundamental right, Colombian Congress is long overdue in creating a legal framework to guarantee it.