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There is broad public approval for the legislation, which surpassed 80% approval in 2020 when it was initially proposed. Although assisted dying is a divisive issue in many parts of the world, the debate has broadened to include questions around mercy and compassion. Regardless of one鈥檚 posture on euthanasia, 鈥渨hat is needed in the conversation is more empathy,鈥 Uruguayan Florencia Salgueiro, whose father had sought assistance in dying, told the Monitor in 2023.
